[Hallicrafters] HALLICRAFTERS S77

[manualman at juno.com]

I like BIG fonts. Of course, on a 27 inch monitor, everything is BIG.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Mon, 4 Aug 2014 15:39:50 -0400 =?iso-8859-1?Q?Gene_-_W=D8QFC?=
<erastber at tampabay.rr.com> writes:
> 
> BOB:
> 
> MY $0.02 WORTH TOO:
> DID YOU EVER THINK THAT SOME OF US OLD FARTS (80 YO) LIKE TO HAVE 
> THE LARGER 
> PRINT?
> DOES IT REALLY MATTER WHAT SIZE THE LETTERS ARE?
> AS A OLD NAVY RADIO OP WHO TYPED ON A MILL THAT ONLY HAD UPPERCASE I 
> GUESS I 
> AM USED TO IT AND IT DOES NOT BOTHER ME LIKE IT DOES YOU!
> I MEAN NO OFFENSE AND AS YOU, I AM ENTITLED TO MY OPINION. . . .
> 
> AND YES, TOM HAS A GREAT COMPANY.
> 
> GENE  WØQFC
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: rbethman
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 12:54 PM
> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] HALLICRAFTERS S77
> 
> First -     Internet etiquette:  The use of all Uppercase letters is 
> the
> equivalent to shouting.
> 
> Second - Pointing out any singular mistake by Hayseed is just plain
> wrong!  The number of kits they handle, carry, and assemble is 
> worthy of
> automatic forgiveness of the only error that I have EVER heard of 
> Tom
> and his family!
> 
> Third    - The low volume hum would have me going back and checking 
> my
> recap job.  The likelihood is one is either not been attached to 
> the
> original points that the old one was.  That or there is likely a 
> cold
> solder joint.
> 
> Go back, recheck your work against the schematic.  Then one can 
> begin to
> look for ideas as to this low hum.
> 
> Use a scope and start at the speaker terminals, and work back to 
> where
> it goes away.
> 
> My $0.02.
> 
> Bob - N0DGN
> 
> 
> On 8/4/2014 9:22 AM, Scott Cronin wrote:
> > GOOD MORNING GROUP HAVE A TECHNICAL QUESTION
> > I HAVE CHANGED OUT THE CAPS AND IT HAS MADE A VAST IMPROVEMENT
> > THERE IS ONE ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO REMAIN
> > WITH THE VOLUMN CONTROL TURNED DOWN THERE IS A LOW VOLUMN HUM 
> COMING
> > FROM THE BUILT IN SPEAKER
> > ANY IDEA'S?
> >
> > AND THERE WERE 2 CAPS WRONG IN THE HAYSEED KIT
> > THERE IS A ,05 MF MISSING AS WELL  AND THEY GAVE ME A  .0047 MF
> > AND THE CORRECT VALUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN .047
> >
> > A SIMPLE CORRECTION
> >
> > MORE INTERESTED IN THE HUM
> >
> > THANKS SCOTT W4SO