[Hallicrafters] hammarlund hq-180a

[Allan Culbert]

Gang,

I recently had a similar experience with my HQ-180 after it had sat for
about 9 months. The wipers on the capacitor rotors needed a good cleaning
and all was well. GREAT radio.

Al, K0AL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rodney Bunt" <rodney_bunt at yahoo.com>
To: "DAN COTSIRILOS" <dcsfree at worldnet.att.net>;
<hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] hammarlund hq-180a


> One or both of two things...
>
> 1. A short between the plates, a small particle of metal growing between
the palates (crystal of
> metal) use soft brush and contact cleaner, or compressed air th "low out"
such dentrites.
>
> 2. Bad contact between the moving vanes and earth, there is a "slip ring"
and metal fingers
> between the moving vane and the frame of the capacitor (earth) tension up
the fingers, clean the
> slip ring surface.
>
> This assumes that the cap shaft is not mass aligned/ loose in its
mountings.
>
> Rodney
> VK2KTZ
>
> --- DAN COTSIRILOS <dcsfree at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> > Hello guys! I got a hq-180A that the tuning goes dead on all the bands
about
> > 1/3 of the tuning band on the low end! on all bands it makes a crackle
noise
> > (at the very same place) as I am tuning downward and then the signal
drops
> > off the table. any ideas? it is probably the same solution for a Hammer
as
> > for a Hali.  Dan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "pato" <folanosr at bellsouth.net>
> > To: "John Page" <k4kwm at hotmail.com>
> > Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 6:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] SX=28
> >
> >
> > > John: Good idea, But did not have 2"X4". By now the tube
> > > (5Z3) and others are broken. Will be more careful in the
> > > future.
> > > Thanks, Frank WB4EHB
> > > PS. Had a 4"X4" but had grease from auto repairs. Home Depot
> > > 40 miles away.
> > >
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