[Hallicrafters] SX-96 / SX-100 Broadcast band oscillator coil

[Rodney Bunt]

Glen,

I have tried (successfully) to do this with open circuit audio output transformer, just short the
HT to chassis from the plate of the output tube, "SPLAT" and you hear audio again!. It is a good
trick.

Rodney
VK2KTZ

--- Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com> wrote:
> An old "trick" that works "sometimes" (not that often,
> but enough to try it!), is to charge up a fairly large
> electrolytic capacitor.  Then, take leads from the
> terminals of the capacitor and connect them to the
> terminals of the coil.  Sometimes, this will cause an
> arc at the break and actually weld the wires together.
> 
> I would use a capacitor in the 100 to 200 mfd range. 
> Just make sure that you don't touch the contacts on
> the capacitor.  Connect the wires together after
> trying this to discharge the capacitor just in case
> the "trick" didn't work.
> 
> Glen, K9STH
> 
> 
> Randy Rysavy wrote:
> 
> I have inspected the coil and see no obvious broken
> wires etc, so it must be bad deeper in the coil
> windings.  
> 
> 
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