[Hallicrafters] HT-32B

[Edward B Richards]

Use a voltage reducer to lower the line voltage to 115 VAC. See BAMA home
page, about 1/2 way down.

73, Ed Richards K6UUZ
AMI member #1534


On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 15:13:43 -0600 "Langston, Mike"
<MLangston at HCPRICECO.com> writes:
> I'm refurbishing a nice HT-32B. It has the original power transformer
> and it checks good. I want to keep it that way. I have searched the
> archives and I know this topic has been discussed before but I'm 
> still
> uncertain what causes the transformer failures. 
> 
>  
> 
> 1.	I am replacing both rectifier tubes with plug-in solid 
> state
> units and will use dropping resistors to obtain correct output 
> voltages.
> It seems like I remember some talk about disconnecting the 5V 
> windings
> from the tube sockets because they tend to short to the HV windings. 
> Any
> knowledge about this?
> 2.	I am replacing the bias supply selenium rectifier with an
> appropriate value diode.
> 3.	I have replaced all electrolytic and paper capacitors.
> 
>  
> 
> Any comments, advice or other suggestions regarding modification of 
> the
> power supply would be appreciated.
> 
>  
> 
>  Thanks and 73,
> 
> Mike Langston KL7CD
> 
> Dallas-Ft. Worth
> 
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