[Hallicrafters] HT-32 Mk I drops power

[Peter May]

Ahh yes... the old PCB flled ones?
Gee the hazardous stuff you can find in old sets.
Best left untouched if they are working OK.

Regards
Peter

> HOLD ON a minute. The main High Voltage cap in the HT-32 is a paper-oil
> cap, 10uF, 1000 volts.  These almost never fail.
>
> If you insist on replacing it, send the old one to me. I'll use it here,
> likely for the rest of my life.
>
> (While you are at it, replace the line cord with a three wire grounded
cord.)