[Hallicrafters] S-118

[Richard Pierik]

Wow! Thanks for the responses. :)))

I measured voltage across the .01 caps that you guys mentioned. Looks like
that is it. When I replace the cord shall I retain a cap on the line side or
will this now be redundant ?

Richard


> The best solution is to replace the old two wire power cord with
> a modern three wire type. If the Canadian wire color code is the
> same as ours, the black wire (hot) should go to the on/off switch,
> the white wire (neutral) to the other side of the power transformer
> and the green wire (ground) to the chassis. This will cure the
> problem and make the radio a bit safer to boot.
>
> Regards, Roger
>