[Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters S-38

[klcroxen at fas.harvard.edu]

Read Stan Watkin's little S38 restoration web article at:

http://www.concentric.net/~Stwradio/hals38.htm

If you don't feel gung-ho enough to mold your own knobs the way he 
outlines, e-mail the folks at http://antiqueradioknobs.com/  who may 
already have molds set up for the S38 series. (They can't be bothered 
to put their products list on their web site.)

If you decide to repaint your case, most people mask the labelling and 
lines. However, S38 labelling decal sets (as well as label and dial decal 
sets for many antique radios) are available from Rock-Sea Enterprises:

http://members.aol.com/RockSeaEnt/

Since the S38 is just a glorified AA5 radio with AA5 safety issues, you'll 
without a doubt recap and especially "re-grommet" the radio the way 
Stan Watkin's little article describes. But moreover, since you're going 
to be replacing the fried power cord anyway, you may wish (for safety) 
not only to replace the cord with a polarized one, but also to spend a 
few minutes to repair the standard AA5 safety design flaw, whereby the 
power switch is always wired into the ground side of the circuit rather 
than the "hot" side (which flaw potentially allows the AA5 to fry you 
equally easily whether the power switch is in the on or off position). 
Simple instructions for rewiring the power switch to the "hot" side of the 
AA5 supply where it belongs were written up by Doug Moore and may 
be found at:

http://antiqueradio.org/safety.htm

Regards,

--Kevin Croxen


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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 19:45:53 -0700
> From: Lorne Bohn <lbohn at shaw.ca>
> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters S-38
> 
> I have just become the proud owner of a Hallicrafters S-38.  My second Hallicrafters.  I'm hooked :-)  It's complete except that the "C W Pitch" knob is missing.  They look the same as those on my SX-99.  I saw some posts awhile back where someone has knobs for Halli radios for sale.  Any help 
in locating one would be appreciated.  
> 
> I haven't had a chance to look inside yet but he cord is crystalized and missing but other than that, it has the back, only minor scratches, no rust and could be a LOT more dirty.  
> 
> Thanks for any help or advice.  Best regards,
> 
> Lorne Bohn,
> Canada,
> E-mail: lbohn at shaw.ca
> 
>