"Frank Dresser" wrote in message n
I have both the Sam's and Hallicrafters service information for my S-40A,
and the dial cord diagram on each was wrong for my radio. I had to cross
the dial cord at the bandspread cap to get the tuning knob, the bandspread
dial and tuning knob to get into agreement. I say it was incorrect for my
radio, because it looked like the diagram would have been correct if the
bandspread dial were calibrated in the opposite direction. Anyway, I can be
more specific if the original poster runs into the same problem.
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I had to cross the cords in my S-40A too. The instructions in the
manual were wrong for my radio. In my S-40A, the bandspread capacitor
plates turn clockwise to increase capacity, in my S-40B the plates
turn counterclockwise for increasing capacity. So the S-40A and S-40B
are reversed! I don't have a S-40 so I don't know where it fits in.
Just string the cord so the bandspread capacitor increases capacity as
the dial moves from 0 towards 100.

Best Regards,

Ed
Canyon Lake, TX