[Boatanchors] hickok 600A disaster!

[GDM]

Try Novus Polish and Scratch Remover.  Used by a lot of aircraft owners 
to polish plexiglass.  Comes in grades 1,2, and 3,  with 3 being the 
most abrasive.  I have saved a number of plastic radio related items 
with it.  Try the Fixed Base Operator at your local airport or do a 
google search.  Its easy to find and you will have plenty on hand for 
the future.

73,  Gary  W9OAK

eugene at hertzmail.com wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Bought a hickok 600A on epay and I really epaid! I had been looking for
> a tube tester that can do some more modern tubes than my I-177B for
> quite some time. Make a long story short, it came and had 2 inch-thick
> coating of nicotine on the panel (or so it seemed). I spent the better
> part of today trying to clean it up.  
> 
> Well, I did something stupid. One of the cleaners I was using must have
> attacked the plastic meter cover and now it's almost completely fogged.
> At first I thought it was just humidity and I removed the cover hoping
> to wipe it away. Well, although the fog didn't wipe away, I was able to
> use the rag to wipe away the tears hi, hi! At least the meter itself
> looks very good.
> 
> So here goes another long shot.  I am looking for one of the following: 
> 1. A nice plastic meter cover
> 2. Someone who may be willing to try to polish my cover (I cannot do it,
> and I'm not sure it can even be done)
> 3. A replacement meter. Hopefully something off a donor. Not a shiny new
> expensive one.
> 
> I know of one tube tester calibration place that will sell meters for
> $125-$180. But that is just an incredible sum of money and could never
> spend that in good conscience (the xyl would sooner divorce me!).
> 
> Well, thanks to anyone who can help.
> Eugene w2hx
> 
> 
> 
> 
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