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Hallicrafters S-38A
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10-17-2016, 07:32 PM
All, I started to work on this Hallicrafters I picked up at a local Antique store. I already have a S38E so I thought I would add a S38A . Price was right because It had a broken Band selector switch..

Case is in pretty good shape..
[Image: http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm38/...s79ecg.jpg]


Well when opened I also found this..


[Image: http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm38/...05hjpm.jpg]

Burned Resistor and big black spot.. Looks like whoever wired the power cord in wired it on the wrong pins and took out the resistor.. I was able to get a band selector switch and will wire it in.. Then look at every connection to see what else might be wired wrong .. Here is bottom...

[Image: http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm38/...pzzhao.jpg]

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Hallicrafters S-38A - by vecher - 10-17-2016, 07:32 PM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by Arran - 10-18-2016, 06:34 AM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by vecher - 10-18-2016, 11:16 AM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by vecher - 10-20-2016, 08:51 PM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by vecher - 10-21-2016, 03:13 PM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by Radioroslyn - 10-21-2016, 04:45 PM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by vecher - 10-21-2016, 07:00 PM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by vecher - 10-23-2016, 11:28 PM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by Joe Rossi - 11-08-2016, 10:02 AM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by Radioroslyn - 10-24-2016, 10:38 AM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by vecher - 10-24-2016, 03:04 PM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by vecher - 10-24-2016, 11:30 PM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by vecher - 10-25-2016, 07:14 PM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by vecher - 10-25-2016, 09:41 PM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by KCMike - 10-25-2016, 09:50 PM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by vecher - 10-27-2016, 12:01 AM
RE: Hallicrafters S-38A - by vecher - 11-08-2016, 01:07 PM



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