[Hallicrafters] HT-20

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Brylcream had the "a little dab will do ya" jingle, but in this case Robert, 
it may be more beneficial to substitute C4!

Duane Fischer, W8DBF
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Nickels" <W9RAN at oneradio.net>
To: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] HT-20


> Glen Zook wrote:
>> I have an HT-20 that is in good shape.  It requires
>> something like 144 screws to be removed to be able to
>> get to everything!
> Hi Glen,
>
> Thanks for your reply - the gazillion screws aside, this one also needed 
> penetrating oil, vise-grips, wrenches, a prybar and a 12" long drill bit 
> to drill out ALL of the bristol setscrews in order to get the knobs off! 
> After I twisted my little L-shaped bristol wrench until it looked like a 
> barberpole, I knew they would never come out the normal way.  But despite 
> fretting corrosion I managed to get them all off in good shape and I think 
> this transmitter is rare enough to warrant the effort to restore it.
>
> My question is - how would you describe the chassis finish?  I't's plated, 
> but between the rust spots and the normal corrosion these rigs with 
> perforated covers always seem to end up with, it's hard to tell whether 
> it's the usual (typically zinc) plating or something shinier.
>
> I was also going to ask whether all the shielding was standard equipment 
> but I think you have already answered that!
>
> 73 Bob W9RAN
>
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