[Hallicrafters] SR-2000 HV tick

[Roy Morgan]

At 12:07 PM 4/13/2007, Jim Liles wrote:
>Good afternoon to all:
>Have been chasing a highly intermittent quirk in the SR-2000 for 
>years.  When you turn the high voltage on, it has an audio tick about 
>every 3 seconds and when the high voltage is on, it ticks more frequently.

Jim,

I assume you mean an "audible" tick, or click - that you can hear. (Not a 
sound heard in the transmitted signal).

Take as much cabinetry off as you can  without causing it to cease, and 
fire the thing up IN THE DARK. Then watch for little sparks.

You may have a more or less regular spark or high voltage arc of small size 
some where.

If you find it, the cure may well be
  - CLEAN, clean, clean. Remove dust, oil, dirt, and the rest.
  - A bit of Corona Dope. General Cement still makes it in red and black.

(These tips are from the Collins Collectors Quarterly special issue Volume 
1, Issue 4, Spring 1992, entitled "KWS-1 -  The care and feeding and other 
trivia" by Bill Carns, N7OTQ)

Roy

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