A few months ago I acquired a Hallicrafters SX17 receiver intending to restore it as a winter project. Well the winter months have come and gone and I have finally gotten around to getting it on the bench (without injury to self I might add - it is a bit of a boat-anchor!) for a preliminary look. This is my first time on here, so just wanted to say hello to everyone and thank the moderator for accepting me into the group.
As might be expected for something from circa 1937, the radio is in a bit dirty and metal surfaces are oxidized. Some of the wiring (particularly the mains) looks a bit of a mess and will require re-wiring, but the immediate showstopper is the fact that the power transformer (T7) has an open primary. There seems to be no indication on the radio of the mains input voltage, however, I have read that these were made to be powered from a 110Vac line? Since the radio is located in the UK, it may have been previously assumed that it would run from UK mains which is at 230Vac, which might perhaps explain the open transformer....
Can anyone confirm whether these were ever made for the UK market and for 240Vac mains supply?
The next question is whether it is possible to source a replacement? The manual I have found does not indicate the transformer voltages so I wondered whether anyone has this information?
This looks like it is going to be a huge project but I think it would be interesting to restore this circa 90 year old receiver if possible.
