[Hallicrafters] natioanl nc-173

[DAN COTSIRILOS]

Thanks everybody I cut he .01 on the transformer and all is well.  thanks
again.  Dan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip Atchley" <beaconeer at elite.net>
To: "DAN COTSIRILOS" <dcsfree at worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] natioanl nc-173


> Dan,
> The chassis "may" give you a tingle due to power line bypass capacitors,
but
> it SHOULD NOT be hot enough to blow a fuse.  I suspect that you have
shorted
> power line bypass capacitors that go from the power line to the chassis.
> Remove or replace them with suitable UL approved capacitors made for power
> line bypassing.  DO NOT use regular 400 Volt or so capacitors as they can
> again short with a power line spike.
>
>
> 73 from the "Beaconeers Lair".
> Phil, KO6BB
>
> > Hello I just got a National NC-173 and the chassis must be hot! My long
> wire ant touched the chassis and blew a fuse. I know this must be common
to
> all boat anchors how do I isolate the chassis from the ac?  Dan
>