[Boatanchors] clean radios

[Carl]

What happened to Barry? He was a huge help to me when I got back into 
boatanchors in the mid 90's.

His information and guidance led me to getting into alkaline cleaning 
baths for everything from engine blocks to electronics.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Nickels" <ranickel at comcast.net>
To: "BLIMPY" <blimpboy at sonic.net>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] clean radios


> BLIMPY wrote:
>>
>> This is a complex subject which requires University level knowledge 
>> of Chemistry,  basic metalurgy, particularly electrolysis, and
>> lots of experience in electronics components  circa 1929-20XX.
> Some of you will remember Dr. Barry Ornitz, a professional chemist who 
> once hung out on reflectors like this.  Every so often the same 
> questions would come up, and Barry would repeat his good advice, which 
> I recall always included two key points:
>
> 1.  Start with the mildest, least aggressive cleaner (water) and work 
> your way up, with caution.
> 2.  There's no substitute for elbow grease!
>
> No magic elixir, not PhD stuff, but basic common sense.
>
> On a whim I dropped a few words into Google, thinking I might find one 
> of his discussions to pass along.  Instead, thanks to Google Books, I 
> found - well, a book on the topic, "Electronic Classics - Collecting, 
> Restoration and Repair", by Andrew Emmerson.   While it's one of their 
> copyrighted excerpts, I think this section will be of interest: 
> *http://tinyurl.com/5cex3l*
>
> And those who remember Barry will find other familiar names in the 
> Acknowledgments section at the front of the book (which unfortunately 
> seems to be very pricey unless you're in the UK).
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
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