[AMRadio] Old Iron or new Iron

[Mel Farrer]

I had my time as a Radio/TV repair man, Marine Radio technician, and Lumber mill electrician.  Those were ugly times.  And that was before I worked for PT&T and found out how badly salt water environment can be on electronic equipment on the Pacific coast, hi.  However, it taught me a lot about how to salvage a very seriously damaged piece of equipment. It gets put to use a lot restoring old radio gear.

Mel, K6KBE

--- On Fri, 2/3/12, Adrian Flynn <adrianjamesflynn at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Adrian Flynn <adrianjamesflynn at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Old Iron or new Iron
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Friday, February 3, 2012, 2:38 PM

Hi Mel,
Try a recovery on a TV that a "Blond housewife" hung a plant over top of
for a couple of years. She took it down to water it but the plant dripped
water off of the leaves onto the circuit board.  (Ugh).
Or the TV that junior poured milk into. (Ugh Ugh)
Those are the days that make you pull your hair out!
73
Adrian KF7DYU


  The fresh water is only necessary if it has been submerged in salt water,
obviously.  The real problem with long term high humidity on unprotected
equipment is the level of penetration the corrosion has gone.  Worse case
is warm climate and High moisture.  The main thing is to be prepared for a
long recovery effort. SLOW and careful is the motto and that you are
probably going to
 be successful only about 50% of the time.

Mel, K6KBE
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