[Hallicrafters] S-38A Recap problems

[Ka Nai`a]

Roy, 

Thanks for that info. I will look into getting some new tubes for it.
It's likely that is the problem because it doesn't cut out suddenly it
just fades away. Also on band 2, the 1.7-5MHz range, when it does pick
up something it sounds overmodulated and really distorted. 

Thanks for your help, 

Ka Nai`a

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Ka,

That is a symptom of a weak oscillator or mixer tube. Try new tubes in 
those positions one at a time, to see what happens,

It is not likely that this is due to the new line filter caps.

It is possible that one of the plates of the tuning capacitor has been
bent 
and has upset the tracking.  If it shorts out as Glen suggests, the
radio 
will not fade out but will just quit working as you tune the thing.

Roy

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