[ARC5] cleaning radios

[John Hutchins]

Jcoward -
And to rinse with?
Aluminum wheel polish may help with the stain though not as cheap as 
tooth paste.
Hutch

jcoward5452 at aol.com wrote:
> I just tried something for the rust stain still remaining on the bottom 
> cover.Toothpaste.Actually Crest brand Baking Soda & Peroxide Whitening 
> formula.It worked!Didn't scratch the surface any.There is still 
> discoloration of the metal but it is not rust staining but probably 
> oxide or some resultant from electrolosis.
>  Jay
> BTW I could use a 1626.Doesn't have to be the brightest bulb in the 
> lamp.I do not think I will put power to this Tx,just would like to have 
> a fairly decent example.I now have the series T15 to T-23,some very 
> good but most are average.Please don't tell me there's a T-14,T-13, 
> etc.I want to be done with the search! and get to the work!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Ross <ross at hypertools.com>
> To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 6:24 pm
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] cleaning radios
>
>
>
> Jay & the gang -
>
>   Good luck getting that little jewel cleaned up Jay.
>
>   I recently bought an ultrasonic cleaner from Harbor Freight and am
> having real good luck with it (their number 95563-3VGA).  I would not
> want to put a painted part in it but it does a real good job on smaller
> pieces, either plated or unpainted -  might be useful in cleaning small
> parts or hardware in that T-15.  The cleaner has a built-in heater,
> which is pretty much essential. HF sells a detergent for use in the
> cleaner -  I believe it is just repackaged Alconox (common
> industrial-grade detergent).
>
>   Has anyone ever tried etching for badly corroded Command Set sheet
> metal parts?
>
> 73
> Dave Ross    N7EPI
>
>
>
> jcoward5452 at aol.com wrote:
>   
>> Greetings All,
>>   I recently aquired an AN/ARC-5 transmitter that although not 
>>     
> modified
>   
>> in anyway,has suffered Time in an unfortunate manner.From the 
>>     
> evidense
>   
>> this one spent some time in a container of rusty water.Only partialy
>> submerged from the rear end,the three tube sockets,the oscillator
>> tuning box and the variable oscillator tuning cap were thus 
>>     
> drowned.It
>   
>> has a diagonal "water line" in the cover and chassis and the 
>>     
> capacitor
>   
>> plates have an orangey hue.
>>   With liberal use of Liquid Wrench I was able to remove all the 
>>     
> cover
>   
>> screws without breaking any(one of my Big Fears).With dish soap I
>> washed the top and bottom covers and they look OK but still have rust
>> stains on the aluminum surfaces and a water line in the paint.The
>> chassis I have liberally douched with WD-40 and with a small nylon
>> brush have managed to clean up the mess inside.It's outside dripping
>> and drying in the sun right now.I have not yet opened the oscillator
>> box.I'll have to break the orange paint on the screws but I can 
>>     
> repaint
>   
>> again after assembly.Anyone know the right color orange to use?
>>   My big question is: Can I get away with useing Laundry or Dish soap 
>>     
> in
>   
>> a big bucket and submerge the chassis and wash everything or will
>> something get ruined permanately?I have heard of people putting 
>>     
> R-390's
>   
>> in the dishwasher....
>>   At some point the wrinkle paint will need some touch up.I seem to
>> remember Dave S. giving a short talk at the first West Coast Military
>> Radio Collectors Group meeting.Something like spraying wrinkle paint
>> into a cup and then dabbing paint onto the ares needing it.Anyone try
>> this and Dave ,any comments?
>>   Also looking for a calibration crytstal for the T-15/ARC-5.(Loooong
>> shot...)
>>  Thanks,
>>              Jay KE6PPF
>>     
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