K1SVC Hallicrafters S-40 Restoration – Part 6
In this video we show the S-40 with the dials mounted and the sensitivity switch replaced. We also show some other projects that have slowed the progress on the S-40.
In this video we show the S-40 with the dials mounted and the sensitivity switch replaced. We also show some other projects that have slowed the progress on the S-40.
HELLO ALLEN,WOW YOUR S-40 IS SURE LOOKING GOOD YOU CAME ALONG WAY ON THAT BABY.I TO RESTORED A S-40 STILL GOT TO TARE DOWN THE FRONT PANEL AND PUT NEW MAIN TUNING DIAL ON IT AND PAINT AND DECALS.LISTEN I’AM WORKING ON A HALLICRAFTER S-38C TRYING TO PUT A POLARIZED PLUG ON IT I KNOW I DON’T REALLY NEED TO BECAUSE THIS MODEL HAS RUBBER GROMMETS . SO FAR I HAVE PUT A INLINE FUSE WITH THE HOT SIDE GOING TO THE SWITCH AND THE NUETRAL GOING TO CHASSIS GROUND . I RAN A ANOTHER WIRE FROM THE SWITCH BACK DOWN TO PIN 2 OF THE 35Z5 AND THIS BABY BLOWED FUSE AND BIG BANG .MAN IAM GOING BLIND HERE I FOUND THAT A RESISTOR R17 ON THE 35Z5 ONE LEG WAS TOUCHING GROUND OF THE SOCKET AND IS KNOW LONGER THERE HA HA.WELL ITS KINDA A RUSH JOB I NEED TO GET THIS DONE ANY SUGGESTIONS I ALSO PULLED THE FIRST IF CAN OUT AND NEED TO PULL THE SECOND ONE BUT I NEED TO GET THIS THANG WIRED 73’S KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ALLEN RICHARD HERE W5ZML WHITEBEAD,OKLAHOMA