[Hallicrafters] reluctant points and an S95

[jeff]

On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 13:59, joel hallas wrote:
> My approach has been to measure the resistance from such ground lugs to 
> the chassis. 

> While you're there, also check the resistance from variable capacitor 
> rotors to the capacitor frame. 

Thank you very much!
Great tips.

I just picked up an S95 (Civic Patrol VHF), non-working condition.
Keeping in mind that I'm a guitar amp hack who can only fix things if I
see the smoke being let out, here are my impressions:

First thing I noticed when I found the schematic was the series heater
wiring.  Since one tube was blown, it just plain wasn't going to work.
 
Visually, it has a couple of loose or missing connections.  These are my
favorite kind of repairs.

I seem to remember with solid state you're not supposed to troubleshoot
in-circuit.  Does this hold for resistance or cap checks in hollow
state?

When I get everything sorted out, do I need to bring it up via variac?

How accurate are the schematics?  The first resistor I checked was
labeled as 15 but the schem said 22.  How does one tell what's SUPPOSED
to be there?  The S120 schem was pretty accurate.


Much appreciated.


jeff
"I kinda got used to getting shocked"