[Hallicrafters] hammarlund hq-180a

[DAN COTSIRILOS]

thanks to everyone! it was the center tuning outer blades touching the inner
ones every so slightly! very hard to even see that they were touching.
straightened them out and all is well! thanks again everyone for all the
help!  Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Culbert" <k0al at mchsi.com>
To: "Rodney Bunt" <rodney_bunt at yahoo.com>; "DAN COTSIRILOS"
<dcsfree at worldnet.att.net>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] hammarlund hq-180a


> 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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