[Boatanchors] Globe Scout 40A

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

I'm pretty sure that Bill Halligan, Leo Meyerson, Hammarlund, National, et al, ALL used the cheapest parts they could find!

 
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> From: VE7SL at shaw.ca
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:44:22 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Globe Scout 40A
> 
> Lee, Richard, Roger, Garey, Curt and Mac....thank you all for your 
> suggestions and encouraging news. I never fail to be amazed at the 
> collective wisdom to be found within this group.
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> I had always believed that Hallicrafters were the masters of the 
> bare-minumum when it came to component selection but this one is right up 
> there with the best of them as it simply could not be any smaller and still 
> work! The capacitor is not shorted but as several have suggested, probably 
> slightly out of alignment / tolerance. I think the best course of action at 
> the moment is to remove both caps from the rig, give them a thorough 
> cleaning and check the alignment of the rotor section on the plate 
> capacitor. Once the thing has arced-over, it certainly makes it easier to 
> continue to arc in the same place since the carbon track has been 
> established. I will also do as Lee suggested and swap positions with the 
> 'unstressed' cap taking over the plate tuning duties.
> 
> Thanks again for all of your suggestions.
> 
> Steve / 73
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