[Hallicrafters] Re: SX-100 oval power cord, etc

[Rich Oliver]

A little clarification, please.  Are you saying that the connector is 
the same configuration as a standard, 3-prong AC plug the way Tektronix 
did it on their 60's vintage oscilloscopes?  It makes the power cord 
usable as an extension cord and I'm sure many were lost that way.  It 
also makes it relatively easy to find or build a replacement.  That is 
good because most of those original cords have deteriorated to the point 
that they must be replaced.

I have another oddity - an SX-28 with one of those two conductor, 
double-fused "suicide" plugs.  It appears to be original; there are no 
other fuses.  I'm guessing this is a very early SX-28.

73, Rich, KC9GQ

kiyoinc at attglobal.net wrote:
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> 
> The manual, original Halli-imprint, says SX-100 mark II.  The rear
> picture shows a two-wire cord leaving a standard strain relief hole
> next to the octal socket.
> 
> The radio is not "mint" but in excellent shape. It has a three
> wire power socket next to the octal socket. It looks "factory" from
> the outside.  I have not pulled the case off to investigate further.
> 
> It seems like an odd mod for an owner to make.  I can't imagine
> someone deciding one day that they want to cut the power cord off and
> install a socket and detachable AC cord.  Drilling and filing the
> rear chassis.  Riveting the socket using factory-style rivets, not
> nuts and bolts or pop-rivets. 
> 
> If there was a problem with the original AC cord, it would make more
> sense to replace it.  Solder in a new, identical cord. 
> 
> That 3 wire, round connector dates from the 1960's, perhaps 1950's.
> After about 1980, I doubt that anyone would have selected it over,
> say, the now ubiquitous IEC connector. 
> 
> The SX-100's detachable AC cord is in good shape.  My SB-303/313's
> have "good enough" AC cords, they work but are starting to feel, ah,
> gummy in spots, especially near the connectors.