[Hallicrafters] SX-28A Restoration Question

[Edward B Richards]

Mark;

I like your last suggestion best Maybe several grounds to each socket.
Maybe you can solder the sockets direct to the chassis if you have a
really big soldering iron.

73, Ed Richards, K6UUZ
Simi Valley, California, 93065
Home of Air Force 1 Pavilion

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:19:20 -0500 Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com>
writes:
> Hi Gang --
> 
> Working on my SX-28A and have found that most of the tube sockets 
> have
> rust on the metal securing them to the chassis (fortunately NOT the
> ones in the RF compartment!).
> 
> http://www.qsl.net/k3msb/temp/SX28A2.JPG
> 
> Since several of them have ground lugs between the metal and the
> chassis, I'm wondering if I should drill out the rivits and replace
> the sockets (I have a junker SX-28A available...).
> 
> I'm wondering if I'm making more trouble for myself than it's worth 
> by
> replacing the sockets.   I've even half convinced myself that by
> removing the sockets, I'll have more room to do the cap 
> replacements. 
> Dunno.   The radio does work now, but I'm worried about 
> intermittants
> in the future.   I could also just run a ground wire from each
> effected socket lug to a new ground too.
> 
> Comments?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Mark K3MSB
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