[ARC5] ARC-2 Information

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An Aside:Do not substitute glass tubes for the metal tubes in an ARC-2. It's a compact design and the shielding of metal tubes is necessary to prevent feedback, especially in the RX IF.------ Original message------From: Mike FeherDate: Sun, Sep 6, 2020 11:09 PMTo: 'Hubert Miller';arc5 at mailman.qth.net;Cc: Subject:Re: [ARC5] ARC-2 InformationI have had a few of those “electrifying experiences” in my youth. Thankfully, they turned out to be educational and not fatal. 73 – Mike  Mike B. Feher, N4FS89 Arnold Blvd.Howell NJ 07731848-245-9115 From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net > On Behalf Of Hubert MillerSent: Sunday, September 6, 2020 11:51 PMTo: arc5 at mailman.qth.netSubject: Re: [ARC5] ARC-2 Information No apology whatsoever is called for. We're here to consider ideas, and suggestions and corrections are in order. God knows, I often enough go charging down a wrong road, misreading the signs.I wasn't aware that early S-38s did indeed have the hot chassis. I am interested inlearning what year the change came about. I recall now the Army's "morale radio"R-100 used the same insulated-cabinet design and it always seemed kind of a kludgeidea to me. Too easy to forget an insulator, have one damaged, or something else togo wrong.Think about that damn Edu-Kit, sold thru to the mid 1980s. It had a truly "hot chassis"and NO cabinet, just the chassis out there. I am sure if I had played with that as a youngsterit would have been an electrifying experience.-Hue 
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