[Hallicrafters] Re: S-40B alignment questions

[Mark Shaum]

Bruce,

My S-40B has the alignment hole cover but it is attached with removable
rivet-appearing pins in the corners.  It was easy to remove the pins and
replace them along with the warning cover when the alignment was
completed as they are press-fitting.

And yes, dial calibration will suffer a bit, especially on the higher
frequency bands, if alignment is done "out of cabinet".  There won't be
a huge difference but those alignment holes are there for a reason!

Hint, in case your label is not removable: Have a large, flat cookie
sheet available when doing alignment.  Sit the receiver on the cookie
sheet to check calibration.  Re-adjust as necessary.  The result should
be pretty close to what you will have when inserting the chassis into
its official cabinet.

The wax in the coils is removable.  A directable hot air stream (small
heat gun and tip) and paper towels to absorb melting wax should work.  A
soldering iron tip held near but not touching will also melt the wax,
but your hands had better be steadier than mine.  It likely will not be
necessary to remove all the wax before the inner slug becomes movable.

The rubber band fragment is inserted between the core and coil to keep
the slug from slipping in the coil.  The wax is generally just extra
insurance if both are applied to the same coil.

73! - Mark K9TR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Wilson" <b.e.wilson at usa.net>
>
> 1. My radio (from eBay) still has the paper warning covering the
alignment
> access holes on the bottom of the enclosure. Not wanting to disturb
it, I
> aligned the RF stages with the chassis out the box. Will that disturb
my
> alignment very much? Is it better to retain the warning in place to
maintain
> pristinity, or pull it off and align it properly?
>
>