I am working on a Zenith 7 S 4 5 0. The band switch has 4 positions...Automatic (for the push button selector), BC, Short wave 1 and Short wave 2. I think.

Can anyone tell me the clockwise order that appears on the cabinet? I think the knob points to auto at its furthest counterclockwise rotation, then moving clockwise I bellieve next is BC but I am unsure if "click 3" is SW 1 and "click 4" is SW 2 or vice versa. Don't have the cabinet and the schematic is very nebullous about the the coils so wire tracing is a slow go.
Thanks for the help.

Actually it may be long wave and medium wave. Or med and short something like that No

but I'm not positive. I believe you have the first two correct

Is that a typo? WIth Zenith, the 1st digit (or two) indicates the number of tubes. That would mean a 4 tube radio. And with push-buttons and two SW bands? Not too likely.
Maybe you mean 7S450?

You are absolutely correct Terry...I am afraid I "fat fingered" the model number. It is indeed a 7 S 4 5 0.

As for the previous reply to my posting, no there is no long wave. The 3 bands are 550-1500 KC, 1600 KC to 5 MC and 6-18 MC. There's a little play beyond the ranges which apparently was Zenith's answer to "continuous coverage" although, on first glance, a consumer might not realize it.

According to my zenith manual: Moving from the most counterclockwise switch position it is
Automatic - Std. Brdcst - Short Wave 1 - Short Wave 2

I recently restored a similar chassis for a customer which included a complete refinish and I found it helpful to slide a piece of card stock over the bandswitch shaft and then instlal the knob with chassis in cabinet. I then positioned the bandswitch knob so that it would rotate symmetrically and traced the positions with a pencil on the card stock in order to have an accurate template to install the new decals. Worked great. Tom

Tom,

Thank you for your very helpful information. EUREKA! The set is aligned and smiling now.
I appreciated your help answering the question as well as the additional advice. Yes, I will
adopt your idea. Several customers prefer to bring me their radios after they have removed them from the case, which sometimes has been problematic, but I try to be flexible and maintain the (now unfashionable, these days) "customer is always right" attitude.

This forum is a greatest and it's gentlemen like yourself that make it the most valuable website I visit.

Thanks.