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

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

> However, just to be sure I went and checked my S-38E's with an ohm
> meter and the results indicate an outer case that is floating above
> the chassis. There is no metal to metal contact from the chassis to
> the outer case, anywhere!

Bill:

You can't check for a capacitor with an ohmmeter.

OF COURSE, an ohmmeter would show no connection between 
the chassis and the case if only a capacitor were connecting the 
two together. The capacitor looks like an open-circuit to an 
ohmmeter.

What Glenn is talking about is if the capacitor shorted out. 
Then you most definitely WOULD have AC on the cabinet.

I use an S-41G and Glenn is absolutely correct.

Ken Gordon W7EKB