[Hallicrafters] S40 Advice please

[Steve & Sharon Nordentoft]

Changing the filter condensers is much "easier" done than replacing that transformer!  I always test the can first- but more often than not, I find myself replacing all the electrolytic caps anyway.

73, Steve
KA0BMQ


----- Original Message -----
From: Brent Seres
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:37 AM
To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Hallicrafters] S40 Advice please

I have mostly finished my re-capping of the S40, and a quick check shows  
the radio to be operating okay, although I have done no real testing on  
it yet. AS I am new to this, I value the advice of others, so here goes:

Would you replace the filter caps, even if you don't hear any hum?

Could someone describe to me what the BFO coupling in the s40 should  
look like, The manual describes it as a "gimmick"...what I see is a  
short piece of hookup wire making one loop over  the lead going to pin 4  
of the detector tube.  I find that I have to turn the RF gain down a lot  
to properly copy most CW.

Thanks again for all of your help.

Brent
VE3CUS
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