[Hallicrafters] Alligator wrestling in the Swamp

[Warren Elly]

Take care John King! Hernia's aren't fun... I know from boatanchor hernia experience!!
73, Warren W1GUD...love to hear you on the florida net this winter...

On Nov 7, 2011, at 9:45 PM, John King wrote:

> 
> Howdy folks. There has been some discussion of the Hallicrafters HT 33A on the list over the last few days.
> 
> Down here in Louisiana we find ourselves faced with wrestling an Alligator every now and then. That is a job because they are big and have nothing to grab onto. Thirty minutes of wrestling an alligator is like working on a Hallicrafters HT 33A for two hours.
> 
> I bought a HT33A about five years ago in Chambersburg, Pa. near Gettysburg and it has been on the shelf  since I got it home. When I bought it, I knew that the HV capacitor in the power supply needed replacing because there was heavy/sticky PCB oil
> everywhere.  I am going to replace the capacitor tomorrow.
> 
> I have some oil filled caps but an thinking of using series electrolytic caps on a board in place of the oil cap. Not original, but dependable.
> 
> This amplifier
> is so covered with tar and nicotine that I thought the chassis was GOLD anodized like the old WRL Galaxy 1 transceiver. I put cleaner on it with a brush and the gunk slid off on the floor and the result looks like burned motor oil out of a diesel engine.
> 
> The amplifier is a monster and picking it up is like picking up a very large rock. I think at my age, I need  a forklift in my shop. I believe what little manhood I had just got up and went. 160 pound amps will strain you and Grandmaw.
> 
> What do you think of eliminating the oil filled cap and taking the electrolytic route. I know, I need to repent for such blasphemy!!!   73, John, K5PGW   
> 
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