Philmore Anti-Static Radio TV Alignment Trimmer Tool Set Kit, 10 Pc Kit, 63-910 by Philmore

These are the exactly correct tools for tweaking old radio components and potentiometers.

I needed tools for aligning old 1960's car radios. Hard to find the right sizes, but these worked just fine. Don't try to use these as regular screwdrivers to loosen anything, these are stiff plastic tools made for adjusting small pots and capacitors along with tuning slugs in IF transformers.

This is a nice variety of trim pot adjusters. It's not super clear from the picture but these are all fairly small. Read the description to make sure the listed dimensions will work for your needs. These are easily modified with a file or razor saw for special applications.Due to the size, some of the tips may be fairly fragile. If you have a trim pot that's been sealed, I'd suggest removing power and breaking it loose first with a metal tool, then fine tuning with one of these trimmers.

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The picture for this product is misleading, unless I'm magnifying the image. These plastic tools for repairing and reworking vintage radios are totally useless. Tiny little things in real life AIN'T GONNA WORK ... For Me

I'm not sure what is happening but these came in sizes that didn't match any of the old RF circuits I was working on were in.

These are just getting harder and harder to find, and when you do, they're usually very expensive. A lot of us still work on antique radios and these are necessary to perform the alignments. These feel like very good quality and I'm going to order at least one more set, just to keep them on hand.

The kit is good based on the various sizes that are included; however, the smaller tips do not hold up when adjusting potentiometers. I used three of the smaller ones and with minimal resistance they became deformed and no longer work. I have not had any issues with the larger ones yet, but I have only used them a couple of times. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend them due to the lack of durability.