[Hallicrafters] BFO on SX-16

[Carl]

Have you recapped the radio yet?  If not you are simply asking for trouble.

Carl


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike & Kathy Ball" <ballfamily23 at att.net>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:43 PM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] BFO on SX-16


>I just replaced the 'BFO Injector' pot on my SX-16, in hopes of repairing 
>the BFO.  When I turn the BFO switch on and crank up the pot, I do not hear 
>the oscillator, and the pot glows and smokes.  I thought perhaps the pot 
>was bad, so with the help of George Frost (who sent me a replacement), 
>today I installed the replacement.  This time, when I carefully turned-on 
>the BFO, and brought up the pot, again-no tone, and in addition, I heard a 
>crackle from the pot at about the 3/4 full position.  I quickly turned the 
>control off, in hopes of not damaging the pot that George sent me.  Would 
>anybody be able to give me a clue where I should look to trace the problem. 
>I did change the BFO tube (6J7), no difference.  Just wondering if anybody 
>else has seen a similar problem and could share the experience with a 
>not-so-experienced SWL'r.
>
> Thank you much, and thank you again George.
> Mike
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