[Hallicrafters] SX-28 help please

[hallicraftersx28 at aol.com]

Agree ,John ! Those S-38's, S-40's  etc are dime a dozen.Not a day goes by when you don't see an S-38 or S-40 etc listed on Ebay .
If you screw up,you won't feel miserable for the REST of your life !!
On other hand ,replacing an SX-28 power transformer is something you don't look forward to ! LOL
Nick

 




-----Original Message-----
From: john <johnmb at nc.rr.com>
To: Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 5:03 pm
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] SX-28 help please


Another suggestion:
No matter how much you read, and *what* you read, there's no substitute for 
oing (and it's also a lot more fun).  It might be a good idea to start 
arning restoration stripes by first working on a S-38 Halli, HR-10 Heath 
r other more entry-level equipment.  Maybe there's other guys who read a 
ot and then were patient careful and skilled enough not to subsequently 
reak stuff, but that's certainly not me.  No matter how much you prepare, 
ou'll learn far more by doing , and sadly but inevitably, screwing up.
It's far less angst-producing to pork a S-38 or low end Heath than a SX-28 
  Collins rig, or other mid to upper end piece of old gear.
Don't let the fear of making a mistake steer you away from working on old 
ear. I doubt there's too many of us who haven't learned lessons though our 
wn person versions of the  "oh S*** ! " moment. Those moments are just not 
uite so painful on a low priced piece of widely available gear.
Best
ohn K5MO
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