[Hallicrafters] R-44

[W4AWM at aol.com]

I recently purched an R-44 Reproducer.  
The former owner, added a (ON/OFF) switch, where the "H" logo is suppose to 
go and painted the whold thing a flat black out of a can.    He should be hung!

Is it possible for someone to tell me what the color of the lettering, what 
the labels say and where it is located.  Switch lettering is white, says:  HI 
FIDELITY  above the switch and COMMUNICATIONS below. I'm assuming light green 
and white,  Hallicrafters and Model R-44 are light green, switch lettering is 
white. Additionally, what is the color of the cabinet and speaker grill? The 
picture shows two colors. The speaker color is the standard Hallicrafters light 
grey and the grille is dark gray like the SX-42 cabinet.

 

It has a transformer in it that I think is a power transformer. It is 
engraved in a box SNC (Sancor?) and 6P736.    Looks like he came up with something to 
match but that is not the standard transformer. Speaker has a 500 Ohm input 
as supplied, but I would be willing to bet that the original oval speaker was 
actually 8 ohms with the attached transformer having a 500 Ohm input and 8 Ohm 
output. Since many Hallicrafters receivers were supplied with only 500 Ohm 
outputs they wanted the speaker to match so that supplied the 500 ohm transformer 
as standard.

It there any such thing as a manual for this speaker?

I am supplying a scan of the label on the bottom as a .JPG attachment. 
List subscribers will not be able to get it. If anyone wants one, please 
contact me off list.    w4awm at aol.com

73,

John,  W4AWM