[Hallicrafters] Dial String Woes--summary

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi John,

Thank you VERY much for being so thoughtful as to share your experience with 
the list. It is now in the Hallicrafters archives for all to search and 
find. Good luck, and terrific DX, with your receiver!

Duane, W8DBF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Gindlesberger" <jhgphd at gmail.com>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 2:56 PM
Subject: [Hallicrafters] Dial String Woes--summary


> Thanks for the suggestions for solving my dial problem.  I finally managed
> to get it working--after innumerable attempts.  I thought I should
> summarize the suggestions in order to help any other poor soul who has to
> do this.  I know the dial on the SX110 isn't as complicated as on some
> others, but it presented a frustrating, hair pulling, exercise.
>
> 1.  clean any oil off the pulleys which may have gotten on there while
> lubricating them.
> 2.  apply rosin or bees wax to the dial cord--dissolving the rosin in a 
> bit
> of alcohol is helpful
> 3.  apply an additional wrap around the spindle for additional friction
> 4.  match the dial cord diameter to the original--I found this out the 
> hard
> way.  I had been using genuine dial cord from Antique Electronics and I
> then realized that it was much larger than the original.  Replacing it 
> with
> cord closer to the original size, the dial worked as it should.
>
> When I found this radio, I did not realize the hard life it had lived.
> After removing the chassis, I found a HUGE mouse nest in the underside.
> The little bugger had built quite a home for himself (or herself) and
> enjoyed some of the tasty insulation.  The entire radio must have spent
> several years living above a deep fryer manned by a chain smoking cook
> because there was a thick yellow, greasy film covering everything.  Then,
> some where in its life someone drilled some extra holes and attempted to
> replace the filter caps--but screwed up the wiring.
>
> Now she sings again--using her Hallicrafter branded tubes!  I feel good!
>
> John
> WA9FNJ
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