[NJARC] Hallicrafters SX-111 Mk. 1

[john ruccolo]

Folks,

All kidding aside, SAVE those used Bumble Bees. When
you clip them out, try to leave as much lead on them
as you can. Why, you ask??? Because there's a market
for USED ones on ebay! I know it sounds ridiculous
(and it *is*), but that's the truth. Certain values
were used in vintage classic electric guitars and amps
and command real money. 

Unless they're oozing oil or are dead shorts, someone
will pay real money for them. See for yourself on
ebay. Ahh, you gotta love those audiophools!

And, obviously, if you've got any NOS ones, don't toss
'em -- sell 'em on ebay.

John

PS .022 at 200v or 400v was used in Gibson Les Paul
guitar and sells for real money, even in USED
condition.


--- JOE CRO <n3ibx at verizon.net> wrote:

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> _______________________________________________
> Scott,
>          If you have a jpeg or whatever format
> reference to "Bumble Bee" 
> values, would it be possible to get a copy from you?
> Additionally, I'm sure 
> other members would like a point of reference as
> well when replacing those 
> nasty things!
> 
> Best Regards,
>                       Joe Cro N3IBX
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Roberts" <ng19delta at yahoo.com>
> To: "New Jersey Antique Radio Club"
> <njarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 6:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] Hallicrafters SX-111 Mk. 1
> 
> 
> > Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
> > _______________________________________________
> > Joe-
> > Thanks very much for the kind offer! I went
> through
> > last night and figured out who's who using a VERY
> > LARGE copy of the schematic (4' x 2') which I had
> made
> > at Kinko's yesterday... I located and confirmed
> the
> > values on all the bumble bees, so I think I should
> be
> > alright now. I even labeled them & took pictures
> for
> > reference. Then I went through, and did the same
> for
> > the HT-37. I also found the HA-2 & HA-6 don't
> appear
> > to have any! I'm going to pull their covers today
> &
> > check...
> >
> > Thanks Again- More later!
> > Scott
> >
> >
> > --- JOE CRO <n3ibx at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Scott,
> >>         If you get stuck with recapping or
> repairing
> >> your SX-111, and need a
> >> point of reference, I can let you borrow the one
> I
> >> have. It's in working
> >> condition, and identical to yours. Ditto on the
> >> HT-37.
> >>
> >> Best Regards,
> >>                      Joe Cro N3IBX
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Scott Roberts" <ng19delta at yahoo.com>
> >> To: "New Jersey Antique Radio Club"
> >> <njarc at mailman.qth.net>
> >> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 2:29 PM
> >> Subject: [NJARC] Hallicrafters SX-111 Mk. 1
> >>
> >>
> >> > Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > Greetings!
> >> > I'm sure many of you noticed my call last week
> >> looking
> >> > for a Hallicrafters SX-111 receiver: John
> Ruccolo
> >> came
> >> > through wonderfully on a spare Mk 1 he had
> >> awaiting...
> >> > Thanks Again John! Just thought I'd pass along
> a
> >> > progress report, see if I could drag in a few
> >> ideas...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I started working with it Friday night, after
> >> getting
> >> > home from the meeting- I am slowly learning how
> to
> >> > find a signal, tweak a signal, and pull it in
> >> legibly,
> >> > using the BFO, and balancing out the RF and
> Audio
> >> > gains, as well as trimming up the antenna and
> >> > narrowing the selectivity and adjusting the
> notch
> >> > freq... However, despite having both the ANL
> and
> >> AVC
> >> > on, I still get a good bit of "woosh" or "white
> >> noise"
> >> > in the backround, which I am attributing to the
> >> > original "bumblebee" type caps still being in
> >> place.
> >> >
> >> > Currently, I am using my "Alzwhire*" antenna
> >> strung up
> >> > across the inside of the attic, and then down
> at
> >> an
> >> > angle from near the peak to near the front...
> It
> >> is an
> >> > abominable amalgamation of a few different
> styles
> >> of
> >> > antenna- basically about a 40 ft. wire, split
> at
> >> the
> >> > mid point, with an additional run from the end
> of
> >> one
> >> > side down following the slope of the roof for
> >> about 20
> >> > additional feet, that side only... It was
> mainly
> >> > intended to drag in some sort of radio
> signal...
> >> It
> >> > seems to work moderately, as I am pulling in
> VOX
> >> from
> >> > Texas, Mississippi, and Florida this afternoon.
> My
> >> > shop test antenna is a 40 ft. wire, strung
> >> parallel to
> >> > above, but without the dogleg.(I live in a
> house
> >> in a
> >> > community which frowns upon aerials outside.
> And
> >> the
> >> > house is an electric interference pit- even the
> >> T.O.
> >> > works poorly in here...This is temporary, but
> the
> >> > condition at the moment)
> >> >
> >> > I am trying to figure how to: 1.Clean up the
> >> signals
> >> > coming in some more; 2 Replace the bumblebee
> caps-
> >> I
> >> > am having trouble discrening some of the
> >> colors(black
> >> > & blue, mainly) due to the age of them.(Does
> >> anyone
> >> > have a website which shows the conversion for
> >> > bumblebee color codes?)
> >> >
> >> > Lastly, does anyone have a good, simple and
> >> effective
> >> > way of re-securing a tube in its base? I have a
> >> couple
> >> > which are good tubes, but are loose in their
> >> bases, as
> >> > the original stuff has given up.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks to everyone in advance, I'll be looking
> for
> >> the
> >> > mountain of replies ;)
> >> > Scott
> >> >
> >> > *"Alzwhire": a contraction of "Alzheimer's" and
> >> "Wire"
> >> > to indicate a very confused "Random wire"
> antenna!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
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