[ARC5] Hallicrafters S-38 is dangerous

Tue Nov 17 16:39:42 EST 2015

     I had racing belts in my 1963 Chevy Impala and will not drive or 
ride in a car without belts.

On 11/17/2015 1:19 PM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald wrote:
> I had seat belts installed in my 1956 Ford!  Bought at the BX and installed by Harlingen AFB (TX) motor pool folks!  Base had a seat on slanted rails that demonstrated how far you'd be thrown forward when unbelted at a simulated 5 mph.  Enough to convince me!
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> I think that belts were optional on Fords starting around 1955.
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>> From: wlfuqu00 at uky.edu
>> To: nerd at verizon.net; arc5 at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 20:54:26 +0000
>> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Hallicrafters S-38 is dangerous
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>>    You can learn from your mistakes, but only if you get another chance.
>> Safety then was quite different than now.
>> No GFI outlets, no air bags, no seat belts, lead in paint, no lead free solder, Root Beer made with real root, no armor for soldiers, jeeps instead of armored Humvees...........
>>
>> If you want to relish the past today and have today's safety you must compromise.
>>    You put seat belts in your 57 Chevy, use isolation transformers etc.
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>> 73
>> Bill wa4lav
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>> From: ARC5 [arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] on behalf of Peter Gottlieb [nerd at verizon.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:50 PM
>> To: J Mcvey via Arc5
>> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Hallicrafters S-38 is dangerous
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>>   Having been bitten a few times as a kid I learned respect for high voltage. The extra thought processes when working around live equipment have come in handy now that I work with high voltage energy systems professionally.
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>>
>> Peter
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>>> On Nov 17, 2015, at 12:02 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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>>> In AC.DC parlance, "chassis" is what they refer to the floating B- wiring buss (I use the term "buss" loosely) . I was taken to task from folks on this terminology so I am using it as I was told was proper.  "case" or cabinet is the metal box.Pull up a schematic for the the s-38 and you will see a cap that goes between the standard conical ground symbol to the fork which represents the case.I think there is one that goes from the antenna ground terminal to the B- chassis as well. Both have a very good potential to "light you up".
>>> Don't take my word for it. see for yourself...
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>>>      On Tuesday, November 17, 2015 4:34 AM, "hwhall at compuserve.com" <hwhall at compuserve.com> wrote:
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>>> Those old wax/paper caps are electrically leaky and couple the "hot chassis" B- buss to
>>> the metal cabinet. If it shorts, the cabinet could have the full mains
>>> potential. Bad things can happen...
>>>
>>> I'm getting confused maybe. Are y'all using 'chassis' and 'cabinet' words the same? IIRC from when I safed my S-38E, one side of the line cord via the on-off switch connected to the B- buss & the buss was cap (& resistor in parallel) coupled to the chassis but the chassis was insulated from the cabinet by non conductive fittings so that the metal cabinet was floating.
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>>> Wayne
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