[Hallicrafters] SX-101 mark III Question

[Paul Kraemer]

Al
Mine drifts too sometimes. Wiggle the bandswitch---it stops! I've also been 
told that a major cause of drift in old Hallicrafters (and others) is dirty 
bearing in tuning cap. The grounding spring bearing. I've seen that in older 
rice boxes too when they sat idle for years. Run the vfo back and forth with 
the battery drill gets them over it.
73 Paul K0UYA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Parker" <anchor at ec.rr.com>
To: "Paul Kraemer" <elespe at lisco.com>; "Gary" <xfrmrs at roadrunner.com>; 
<hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] SX-101 mark III Question


> Hi guys, Paul, Gary, Bob, etc.,
>    I agree, this is one of the nicest big receivers ever.  And it looks 
> the greatest, too.  I have had several, lost track of just which, present 
> one is an -A that I got 4-5 yrs ago.  I use it quite often on the VSB net 
> with the Invader 2000.  I've done nothing to it, tho' it does need some 
> help.  Ray Osterwald put out a nice 3-4 (or 5) article series on refurbing 
> one in ER, I recommend that to anyone that's getting into one.
>    Some 10-12 yrs ago when I got my first one (after lusting over them in 
> the 50' -'60's ads), I checked most of the Pink Chiefs at the selectivity 
> switch and found them all OK.  I think that's the one that lunched it's 
> power xfmr 'cuz I didn't dry it out well after I cleaned it (but I don't 
> know how long it had set before that). This present one drifts for several 
> hours, I've changed a cupla tubes and helped a little, but just try to 
> remember to turn it on a few hours early on Sun.  One of these days I"ll 
> get a round tuit.
>    They don't need any mods.
> 73,
> Al, W8UT
> New Bern, NC
> www.boatanchors.org
> www.hammarlund.info
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> "there is nothing -absolutely nothing- half as much worth doing as simply 
> messing about in boats."
>   Ratty, to Mole
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