[Boatanchors] Hallicrafters part needed

[VE7SL at shaw.ca]

> Now, I need the "composite capacitor" from an S-38A. It's flat, brownish, 
> rectangular thing with 5 wires exiting the body. The schematic says it has 
> 4 caps inside: 5000, 2000 and 2x 200 mmF. I'm guessing they share a common 
> chassis ground but the schematic isn't clear enough (to me at least) how I 
> might sub discrete disc ceramic caps if I can't find the original part. 
> Any help in that dept would also be appreciated.

Hi Bob - apparently the caps do not share a common ground...at least if they 
are wired the same way as in the S38E schematic which give interior details 
of the composite module here:

http://mikeyancey.com/files/S-38E/S-38E%20MKII.jpg

On the S38A model, I believe it is labelled C24 on the schematic as in C24A, 
C24B etc.

Steve / 73


WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook":  http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl