[Hallicrafters] Of Mice and Hallicrafters

[Julian Bunn]

Wow! Thanks Dave ... in that case I'm glad I didn't discard it! I really
thought it was a nest :-)

The odd thing is, it wasn't actually around the crystal itself, it was
positioned just below the crystal oscillator tube (which, unlike
the other tubes, has a ceramic socket).

Is it a good idea to replace it with a more modern material?

Julian

Dave Harmon wrote:

>That's original insulation to keep a stable temperature around the
>crystals.
>The small, black specs and what look like black thread enhances the
>thermal coefficient.
>I've seen this several times previously but mostly on Collins equipment.
>
>Regards
>
>Dave Harmon
>NSRCA 586
>K6XYZ[at]valornet[dot]com
>Broken Arrow, Ok.
>
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>[mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julian Bunn
>Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:42 PM
>To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Hallicrafters] Of Mice and Hallicrafters
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>I received a dusty old SX-62 Run 2 today. After removing the front 
>panel, and pulling
>the chassis out to take a look underneath, I found the following:
>
>http://pcbunn.cacr.caltech.edu/jjb/Hallicrafters/SX62/SX62_nest.jpg
>
>Either this is some sort of Hallicrafters insulation for the crystal 
>marker (unlikely),
>or a mouse had made his home under-chassis for a while. I wonder how the
>set performed if it was operated with the mouse in residence? Perhaps a
>bit
>squeekily?
>
>Julian
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