[Hallicrafters] Question: Tropicalized Halli receivers?

[Tom NØJMY]

Okay.  I understand that.  But why would they change the values of a few 
dozen discrete components?

73,
Tom

Guido wrote:
> Tropicalized usually meant that the radios received a special treatment in
> order to resist high humidity environments. A lot of radios that served in
> the Pacific theater of WWII had to be tropicalized. I am sure that many
> S20Rs saw service in that area. Sometimes the radios were sprayed with a
> special amber looking lacquer and they were sprayed almost everywhere. If
> you see one you will never forget it.
> 
> Best 73s
> Guido KP4FAR 
> 
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> [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tom NØJMY
> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 10:07 PM
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> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Question: Tropicalized Halli receivers?
> 
> Are any of you familiar with "tropicalized" Halli receivers?
> 
> This evening I was going through the parts list for the S-20R and found
> there was a couple pages of substitute parts to be used in "tropicalized"
> units.  Of particular interest to me was a dozen or so paper caps of
> different values.
> 
> My curiosity gets the better of me.  What is a "tropicalized" S-20R? 
> Were they common at all?  Is there any quick way to identify one, short of
> opening it up and checking the components?
> 
> T