Fwd: Re: [Hallicrafters] Advice, please.

[George KB2Z]

Its an estate item that I haven't put power to yet. I don't want to 
try it out, in case theres a problem


At 06:09 PM 10/23/05, you wrote:
>How about...."Smokes little for its age".....
>"Small paint rub to the metal"
>"light dust on chassis....I didn't want to disturb it"....
>
>
>Regards
>
>Dave Harmon
>NSRCA 586
>K6XYZ[at]valornet[dot]com
>Broken Arrow, Ok.
>
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>From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of George KB2Z
>Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 1:28 PM
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>Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [Hallicrafters] Advice, please.
>
>
>That's much better than Excellent Condition, I was told it worked 20
>years ago. or  Guaranteed not DOA. How about the Perfect condition
>ones with pictures that look like the rig was holding up a corner of
>the barn. I got an S-40a delivered with the mice still in it and a
>tube tester with some shield looking bugs living off the corroded
>red  Ever-ready D cells. I always open my packages outside since
>then. Caveat Emptor.
>
>At 01:52 PM 10/23/05, you wrote:
> >I like those descriptions that say, "I don't know
> >anything about these gizmos, though I didn't plugged
> >it in, it LOOKS like it should work."
> >
> > > --- roy.morgan at nist.gov wrote:
> > >
> > > > Quoting Zengmeiste at aol.com:
> > > >
> > > > > So maybe that sx-43 isn't going to show up
> > > anytime
> > > > soon, perhaps.
> > > > > I'd like your opinion on an SX-77A on eeeeekBay,
> > > > item # 5822192179.
> > > > > It mmm "powers up", which perhaps means most of
> > > it
> > > > works OK.
> > > >
> > > > Terry,
> > > >
> > > > To my mind,what "powers up" means is:
> > > >
> > > > "I turned it on and only a small amaount of smoke
> > > > got out after I started
> > > > hearing the crackling and frying noises."
> > > > Or:
> > > > "Some lights came on but nothing else happened."
> > > >
> > > > > Good idea? Or should I keep on looking?
> > > >
> > > > It looks very cleanable..dust only, no grime. The
> > > > case and knobs look in very
> > > > good shape.
> > > >
> > > > NOTE: there is no power transformer to be burned
> > > up:
> > > > It's an AC/DC radio. This
> > > > means that the only difficult part (other than
> > > caps
> > > > and resistors) you may have
> > > > to replace due to shorted/leaky caps is the output
> > > > transformer.  If it is
> > > > blown, notice that it is under the chassis and a
> > > new
> > > > replacement won't show.
> > > > That sort of transformer is fairly easy to find
> > > from
> > > > the same time frame,
> > > > though, because about one million radios had them
> > > in
> > > > the 40's and 50's.
> > > >
> > > > You should run it on an isolation transformer to
> > > be
> > > > safe.  You don't need a very
> > > > big one, though.
> > > >
> > > > I suggest you go for it, if you can buy it at a
> > > fair
> > > > price.  (Get the seller to
> > > > remove the tubes and pack them inside the radio
> > > for
> > > > shipping, or you'll be
> > > > looking for at least some replacements.)
> > > >
> > > > Roy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Roy Morgan
> > > > 7130 Panorama Dr.
> > > > Derwood MD 20855
> >
> >
> >
> >
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