[ARC5] Chassis cleaning - Tap vs de-ionized water.

[Leslie Smith]

Hello Scott,
Thanks for your answer.  I laughed at little (at myself) because I
followed D. Stinson's procedure (generally) but after I cleaned for
about 3 hours last night I re-read his words.   "Lots of de-ionized
water!".   HA!  I used tap water!!  Judging by the amount of rust on the
crystal, some water must have been around this set at one time.   By
"crystal" I mean the socket pins on the calibration crystal.    However,
the corrosion does NOT extend BELOW a line around ALL the pins.   This
line appears to be the top of the octal socket (for the crystal). 
However, apart from this, I can't see evidence of water in the back tube
socket.

My concern about water may be pointless.

I imagined some-one on this list would have walked the 'tap water' path
before me, and might give an observation based on experience.  It's not
too late for me to buy a liter of de-ionized water!


   73 de Les Smith
   vk2bcu at operamail.com

On Wed, May 25, 2016, at 15:50, Scott Robinson wrote:
> Hi Les,
> 
> Depending on how pure your tap water is, maybe not much. Likely 
> consequence is more more long term corrosion. This particularly applies 
> when soap or other such things are applied first; the challenge there is 
> to remove *all* of the soap or other cleaner residue, and may not mater 
> so much when only cotton and water are used.
> 
> Peace,
> 
> Scott
> 
> On 5/24/16 6:20 PM, Leslie Smith wrote:
> > G'day all
> >
> > Background.  Last night I cleaned the chassis of a BC-458.  I used a
> > vacuum cleaner, then cotton balls + tap water in preference to
> > de-ionized water.
> >
> > What are the likely consequences of using tap water?  (town supply -
> > supplied from catchment area in mountains).
> >
> >
> > 73 to all
> >
> > Les
> >

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