the hallicrafters co. SERVICE BULLETIN No. 1 FOR MODELS S-40 GENERAL: Model $-40 is a 9 tube commercial superhetero- dyne table model, radio receiver, incorporating 4 bands of AM/CW reception, as follows: band #1, 540 ke to 1700 ke; band #2, 1.7 mc to 5.35 me; band #3, 5.35 met 15.7 me; band #4, 15.7 meto 43 me. Provision for variable seasitivity conteol; ‘optional AVC, noise limicing, BEO pitch, tone, headset re- ‘eption, and use of an external "S” meter; standby operation; and bandspreadiog are provided. REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS: Consist of AC line cord with plug, antenoz and grownd connector strip, de power input Socket and external "S” meter connector socket. POWER SUPPLY DATA: AC operation—117 volt, 30/60 single phase source. (Also, 110/130/150/220/250 volt, 25 cycles Single phase source with special power transformer available, Hallicrafter's part #52CO27.) Power drain is 75 svat DC operation ~ filament 6.3 volt @ 5 amp; “B” supply 260 volt @ 70 ma. (The 6 volt battery drain for vibrator sype supply for voltage will run about 10 amp.) ‘TUBE TYPES AND FUNCTION: 6SG7—RF amplifier; 6SA7—mixer; 6SK7~—(2 used)—Ist and 2ad IF amplifiers; 68Q7—derector, audio amplifier, GE6G—audio power amplifier; GH6—gas gate and noise limiter; 6]3~BEO; 80— power rectifier DETAILED SERVICE INFORMATION FREQUENCY sc TMAGE RATION RT 435 ke 6.8 ke wide a6 db down G1 at 30 me 15 amicrowole for $00 40.7 ke wide at 60 db down, 15H at Mame milliwaet ouepot at 350 ke or 500'milliwate output) Syst ae5 me S muitrorolt for 300 LoOOst at 1500 ke —__milliwatrourpur ar 40 me 1 wate with less chan 10%¢ distortion CONTROL SETTINGS FOR PRELIMINARY TEST OPERATION (Bracdeast Band) NAME FUNCTION sErnNG, NAME FUNCTION SETTING 1 SENSITIVITY RF gsin control ‘Maximum clockwise 7 NOISE LIMITER Noise peak limiting At“OFF” 2 BANDSELECTOR Operating band Counser clockwise @ BAND SPREAD Short wave band selector torr Spreadiog 3 VOLUME Audio gain control Half clockwise; adj. 9 TONE Receiver on/of asinecessary Switch nad tone 4 ave Auiomatic volume Ar “ON control conteol 10 PERCH GW beat nore 5 TUNING Main tuning con To local sation freq. | CONTROL pitch selector trot ‘onmain dial scale. 11 PHONES jack Headset connection 6 Cw/AM BFO on/off switch Ac“AM" 12 STANDBY/ Receiver temporary RECEIVE standby To"O" on small dak sale Clockwise co “MED” ‘Any position (aot ia se) Nocused ‘At“RECEIVE” HOW TO RESTRING DIAL CORDS Removal of the front panel will be necessary in order tof Lis Fn 2. Dil cabo urging precedes mein tint lcted by mombert nd ondtrecd tuning nde by nar tate the restinging ofthe di cords, A No. 6 Alten weench wil be required te loosen the set screws in the knobs. The allen wrench can be obisined from most hurdware notes. Use a No. 633? kaucied Spimite wrench so semove kovrled ring tts on the switch bushings, “To cesttng the main runing dsl cord, cut 4 25" length of 18 1b. tt Git cord saa one no he esion peat he mal {ning capacitor dsive pulley a position "ton the diagram. Following the aumbery 1 tbrough 14, wind the cord ea the pulley and koob drive shaft. At position "14," stretch he Tensiva spring and tie the cord securely. Cut of the exces cord. Nowe cha three turns are wound on she kaob dive shat “To resting the bundspresd waning dial cord, cut a 35° length Gi dial cord and follow she procedure as explained above, except start at position “Aon the diagram ond proceed through position 'V," Note tha the koob arive shaft as three turns andthe dial drive pulley has one tra, ipose neeins hme snyces oo man anno13, ttm i fhe receiver ering component lection vi REPLACEMENT PARTS LIST Note: All aries are subject 19 change without notes "etoawae nan See ety TUBE TERMINAL VOLTAGES (PIN VIEW) Ye v3 privilege of making wipment and assumes earlier "paar [Pm Wa = Set FEte a BREPLACEMENT PARTS LIST Note: All ices ave eubact fo change without notes swircHes. socxers ‘TERMINAL STRIPS ie ved nig i aaALIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS EQUIPMENT: 1. Signal Generator capable of the ranges indicated in the Alignment eluding 2 #00 cycle audio modulator 2, Burpue meter capable of handling 1.5 wates of audio 3, Standard RMA dummy consisting of 2 200 mmf con ‘Senser in series with 8 20un rf choke which Shunted by a 400 mat condenser in series with © 400 ohm carbon resistor 4, Nowmenllie screw driver CONNECTIONS: Connect the Sig. Gen, “cold” lead co the receiver's chassier the "hot" iead is connected 35 indicated in the Chart ‘Connect the ourpur meter across the speaker voice coil {Gist $65 themeer at» slcienty igh Tange to pre Year possible damage {rom overlosd. CONTROL SETTINGS: Afterallowing about cen minute ‘varmn up period, st the receiver's eoateol a follows: SENSITIVITY contcol a full clockwise (waximum): VOLUME contrat x full clockwise (maximum) CW/AM switch at"“AM" (except for BEO adjustment) AWN.G. switch at“ OFF. NOISE LIMITER sevitch a¢ “OFF.” TONE control at HIGH”. STANDBY /RECEIVE switch a “RECEIVE, casa SHEN? ‘Seator plates of enter sect oF | None ae . Fis 5, Top ond bate wits of thy rectvar ecaing segs poder: eo Wane Fr oe Sgument prpose SSI MUBTSuE IP ADJUSTMENT Tooke 3 (both) if “Mavimam ouput 2 thom) Maximum ouput 1 (boeh) Maximum output ‘BFO ADJUSTMENT Stor plates of 455 ke enter sect oF ‘ning wane STANDARD “Al RMA Dummy sip ‘STANDARD “Ai™ on antenna RMA Damay sicip ‘STANDARD WAI" on antenna RMA Dummy strip ‘STANDARD “AI on anienna RMA Dasnany stp 1300 ke 00 ke 1000 ke 1500 ke 1500 ke “Ig may be necessary 10 repeat the indicated adjustments several times. ‘Hock’ che main tunlag capacitor slightly (warn back and forth) when making these adjustments, BAND #1 ADJUSTMEN’ jOTE: Tura off Sig. Gea. 400 cycle modulation, set CW/AM swit ‘adjust sloted serew shale 100 ke Tl? slog (See Fig. 3 for Tocatton) BFO sieg Zero beat 36 me cay ‘Osc. Trimmer Ose. Slag RE Trimmer Mix: Palmer RE Slug Manimum output and repeat seep 5 Sigsinuse ouspue Maximum output ‘Maximum output and eepeat step 7 Maximo ousput and repeat step 8 seme 11 some C12 isme 15 reme 46 Mis slug BAND #5 ADJUSTBENT 20 Ose. Trimmer (Ose: Padder Time 23 ‘Maximum oucpur Maxim ouput and fepeat step it Maxinvom output and cepeat steps 1 & 12 Nicimom ourpat Maximum output Maximare output and Sepear step 14 Sicimunt ourpue and repeat step tome * Ose. Slug RE Trimmer Mix. Trimmer RE Shug Mix. Stow tame C2 tame fas Tm Pd Tm 47 BANGS a ADUSTACENT 3 me ‘Ose. Trimmer (Ose: Padder Maximam ouspat Maximum ouput and fepeat step 18 ‘efcimum ourpus and apeat seeps 18 te 19. Mximum ourput ‘Maximum ouput 3me Ose, Slug sme 3 me RE Trimmer Mix, Trimesee Maxima output Maximum outpat and fepeat step 23 Mfximun ouput and fepeat seeps 25 24 Sasimuat output ‘Maxton output Gxe. Trimmer Ose Padder 500 ke 00 ke 1000 ke Ose. Slug 1300 ke 1500 ke RE Trisamer BAND #4 ADJUSTMENT—NOTE: Make suce 400 cycle mio modulator is turned ony AM/CW switch should be a “AM. |