[Boatanchors] Globe Scout 40A

[Ian Wilson]

It is also possible that a spike has formed on one or more
of the plates. You may be able to polish it off if so.

73, ian K3IMW



On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 8:51 AM, L L bahr <pulsarxp at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Steve,
>
> Just remember if all else fails, fabricate an adapter plate and replace
> with a new broadcast variable readably available. There is plenty of room
> to do this and the adaption will work out perfect for you.  properly
> aligned, these small air variables, new or old, won't arc in a Globe Scout.
>  By the way, all the Globe Scout versions used the same variable capacitors
> for "Plate Tuning" and "Loading".
>
> Lee, w0vt
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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.
>
> 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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