[Hallicrafters] S38D Line safety, Capacitor Location???

[Edward B Richards]

It is quite common to do this. It connects the cabinet to the chassis for
RF, thus provides a shield. Yet it is insulated for 60 cycle (almost).

73, Ed Richards, K6UUZ
Simi Valley, California, 93065
Home of Air Force 1 Pavilion

On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:48:26 -0500 k2wh at optonline.net writes:
> Glen,
> 
> That is the second time references have been made of a capacitor 
> connected from the chassis
> to the cabinet.  I am at work right now, but I do not recall a 
> capacitor connected from the chassis to the outer insulated cabinet, 
> seems crazy to me.  At least not in the S-38E.  Perhaps there is one 
> in the S-38D and I am talking out of school here.  If there is one 
> there, for what reason would this be done?
> 
> K2WH
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