[Boatanchors] hickok 600A disaster!

[eugene at hertzmail.com]

Hello list members! I have to thank all of you who suggested I try to
polish out the meter cover. I purchased a set of novus (1 2 and 3) on
Amazon for $15.  The results? GREAT!!! With the help of the folks on
this list, I saved a $300 investment in this hickok 600A from the
literal scrap heap.  

I am super pleased with the results. I can now get on with recapping and
calibrating. And then I will sell it because I also bought an 800K. And,
I will eventually sell the 800K when I find an affordable 752A which is
my ULTIMATE desire (in tube testers, that is)!

thanks to EVERYONE What a great list.

Eugene W2HX
PS If you try this yourself, be prepared for LOTS of elbow grease! 

-----Original Message-----
From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ed Hopton
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 10:13 PM
To: Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] hickok 600A disaster!

Yep! 

+1 on Novus.  I use it to polish plastic pick guards
on guitars and it works great.  I doubt you could make
the cover any worse!

I bought a Novus 1, 2, 3 set on Amazon.

73,
Ed N3CMI

--- GDM <1gdm3 at charter.net> wrote:

> 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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