[Hallicrafters] Hallicradfters S 38E Receiver

[William L Howard]

Change it. The wording suggest a commercial spam pitch.

OK Duane, I have changed the subject line. This message really has
nothing to do with the S 38 E Receiver. I will see if it goes through
this time.

 > Subject: voltage reducing power supply project
> >
> >
> > I just finished building the voltage reducing power supply project
sent to
> > me by k6uuz.
> > The following are the current costs
> > Home Depot items
> > 8' three conductor cord $5.85
> > Duplex socket            $3.99
> > connector                   $0.26
> > Plus 7% Florida tax
> >
> > TRICO Electric Supply
> > 4 11/16 box               $1.45
> > 4 11/16 cover              $2.81
> >
> > Radio Shack item
> > Radio Shack Transformer          $10.69
> > Chester Electronics item
> > 4 rubber bumpers                    $3.00
> >
> > Total cost for parts was $28.05
> > I used a slightly larger box than the one in the parts list and the
duplex
> > socket had screw down, pressure connections which made wire crimp on
lugs
> un
> > necessary.
> >
> > I also used six (6) 6-32 screws and nuts which I had on hand,
however when
> > finished there were 5 screws left over which were not used so I an
"out"
> the
> > cost of one screw. Two for the transformer and four for the rubber
> bumpers.
> >
> > Once all the parts were assembled, it took me about one and a half
hours
> to
> > put it together..
> >
> > Yup, the first time I tested it, I was getting 136 volts from one of
the
> > sockets so took it apart and reversed the secondary connections and
I
> ended
> > up with 107 volts and 114 volts as measured on a Radio Shack voltage
> meter.
> > This was with no load on the circuit.
> >
> >
> > It is a neat little item and much cheaper than a variac.
> >
> > William L. Howard
> > William L. Howard Ordnance Technical Intelligence Museum
> > wlhoward at gte.net  Web Site www.wlhoward.com Phone: 727-585-7756
> >