[Hallicrafters] Parting out radios

[Anthony W. DePrato]

>
>If it IS a true, near one-of-a-kind rarity, then, of course, you should 
>keep it intact.  Well, wait a minute!  I just thought of something!  Let's 
>say you had TWO SX-88's.  One with a bad power transformer, one with a 
>perfect power transformer.  The one with the good power transformer has a 
>damaged tuning capacitor.  The one with the bad power transformer has a 
>perfect tuning capacitor.  There they are, sitting side by side, both not 
>working.
>
>What would you do?  I'd be thinking:  "How fast can I get that soldering 
>gun up to temp?!!"  I realize this isn't the ultimate "strip it to the 
>chassis" parting-out scenario, but I think it makes the point.
>
>Clay
>SNIP

Well i guess i think a little on the weird side then i would pull the bad 
tranny have it rebuild and then since the tuning capacitors are common to a 
lot of different rigs i would look for one of them or try to repair the bad 
one which i have done a number of times.
then i have two working SX 88's . but that is just me i HATE to see a radio 
that CAN be restored sold as parts see it all the time on one guys website..
73 Tony wa4jqs