[Boatanchors] Globe Scout 40A

[Charlie Cheney]

Apologies if this has already been suggested , but what would be the 
down side to painting the outer edges of the rotor plates with something 
like nail polish or Krylon spray? Arcing is more likely to originate at 
a rough spot, not at a flat surface. Almost any dielectric should even 
out the fields near the rough spot as well as increase the dielectric 
strength over that of air.

Regards,

Charlie K1LDZ

On 6/17/2013 11:44 AM, Steve wrote:
> 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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