[Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters S-40A

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi Jim,

Do not forget to slide a rubber nose with silver plated stud on it over the 
nose of the neighbor's cat. Then shave a bald area on its tail using your 
XYL's safety razor, normally reserved for arm pits and legs. Be sure to blow 
all the hair off, she will never know the difference! If she gets wise, 
blame one of your nieces or nephews for using it without permission on 
his/her Science Fair project! Put some conductive jelly containing particles 
of 24K gold on the bald area. Connect a large alligator clip on the treated 
area. Now touch the cat's nose to the positive side of the 365 pf double 
gang capacitor and the wire from the alligator clip to the negative side. If 
the cat's eyes glow without being in the dark, you probably have a defective 
cat whisker. Happy hunting!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Liles" <hallicrafterssr2000 at k9axn.com>
To: "theron" <foureyes779 at gmail.com>; <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters S-40A


> Hi Don:
> Is the HV stable while this is happening?
>
> Did it start after you re-capped it or aligned or was it always that way?
>
> Does the radio work at all after the crackling goes away?
>
> Wiggle all of the tubes to see if it changes.
>
> Turn the lights off and watch the wiring for sparks.
>
> Work all of the controls to see if they aggravate the static.
>
> Kindest regards and luck Jim K9AXN
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: theron Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 3:01 PM To: 
> Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net Subject: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters S-40A
> Working on a Hallicrafters S-40A. Recently recapped and aligneed. Now when
> I first turn the radio on I get a loud crackling from the speaker for
> several minutes, even with the Volume and sensitivity full yclockwise.
> Have already rechecked all my solder joints to ensure that they are good
> and solid. Also made sure the ground tabs for the replacement can were
> soldered to the chassis correctly. This helped some but still get the
> crackling for abt 30-60 seconds.
> Not sure where to look next. Any advice would help since I am still a
> newbie at troubleshooting tube radios.
>
> tnx es 73 de W7DTG Don
> http://w7dtg.blogspot.com for pics of the radio
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