[Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 - Wow!

[rbethman]

Julian,

I suspect that the designers and engineers pretty well had to:

1) Calculate what the values should be for the function of the circuit.

2) "Breadboard" the circuit to ensure it works as the slide rule was the 
method of the times.

3)  Adjust as necessary - create a prototype.

4)  go into production once all decision makers gave their "nod" or 
whatever.

They usually left enough adjustment in the circuit to allow for it to 
work with what they had for parts.

But that's just my opinion/$0.002.  It's worth what it cost you!  LOL

Bob - N0DGN

Julian Bunn wrote:
> I think the leaky old caps just sound better on AM. Those modern
> Orange Drop things sound so clinical and lifeless :-)
>
> In my limited experience, the old resistors (especially the higher
> value ones) in these Hallicrafters are usually way off, too: so much
> so that it always makes me wonder how the circuit can work at all,
> even poorly. Perhaps it's not so critical after all?
>
> Julian
>
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