[Hallicrafters] BOATANCHOR HEAT REDUCTION

[Magoo]

Rather than play with variacs or lossy cable to reduce AC line voltage, I 
would recommend building a line bucker for all your boatanchors.  The 
circuit is simple, construction is easy, and you can make it as simple or as 
complex as you desire (eg-one output voltage or several, depending on which 
taps you use in the bucking transformer).

By judiciuos choice of transformer, you can lower the AC source from 120 and 
up down to 105-110.  Then you can replace the rectifier tube with diodes and 
not worry about B+ which might become too high.  The radios love the lower 
AC line voltage-they operate just fine and they all run much cooler.  I like 
to think I have given my old radios a new lease on life by keeping the input 
voltage down.

I have one line bucker capable of carrying 12 amps, and every BA I have in 
my stations is plugged into it.

Bill, VE3NH