I am always amazed at the small size of new capacitors compared with the ones made in the '40s. Surprisingly, all of the removed capacitors measured well within their stated tolerance. All of my high voltage capacitors are purchased from 'Just Radios' in Canada (see link at bottom of page). Once all of the parts in a given area have been marked, part replacement can begin.Īll of the paper / wax capacitors were removed and replaced with new 600V units. After locating the parts to be removed, I like to label them, as shown in the right picture. As shown in the left picture, the chassis had some rust spots as well as a thick layer of oily dust, often found on 50 year old steel chassis. In fact the only restoration required would be a thorough cleaning, a re-capping of all paper condensers and a repair of the non-working BFO circuit. Slowly bringing the unit up on a variac revealed a working radio with few problems. Although the ID tag identifies this as an S-40, this 12,733 unit is clearly an S-40A as shown by the cabinet labelling as well as by circuit changes. It appears that Hallicrafters had contracted the R-M folks to assemble and distribute the radios in Canada for the growing Canadian market. I have since made up for lost time and have, at last count, eight variants of the S-40 to bring back to life! The first S-40A restoration began life in the Toronto Rogers-Majestic assembly plant. It was love at first sight but I was never able to afford one as a kid. Restoration of 1946-1949 Hallicrafters S-40 General Coverage Short-Wave Receiver. These manuals are available for download and free of charge. The Boat Anchor Manual Archive Mirror: /hallicra/. When production stopped in 1954 I was just seven years old and didn't see my first S-40 until four years later. The early S-40s' sold for $79.50 in 1946 and like the S-38 'handbook' ads, far too much time was spent at the local library drooling over the DX opportunities that owning an S-40 might bring. The mesmerizing back-lit dials were hard to resist and the receivers delivered good performance at an attractive price. It was to be the start of a number of S-40 'look-alike' models from the Hallicrafters plant, which over the next eight years proved to be some of the companies best-ever sellers. The 'A' model followed the original S-40's one year run begun in 1946. Hallicrafters S40a Manual Average ratng: 4,0/5 4592 votesīOATANCHOR RESTORATIONS The HALLICRAFTERS S-40A THE HALLICRAFTERS S-40A Hallicrafters produced the S-40A's from 1947 to 1949.
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