[Boatanchors] Dishwasher cleaning

Mike McCarthy, W1NR lists at w1nr.net
Tue Feb 12 08:22:57 EST 2008


I have used it many times.  I do remove tubes, meters, dial glass and
anything else with printing or fragile movements and clean them
separately and gently with 99.999% Isoprophyl.  After washing, I put it
in a warm oven (200F) for several hours to bake any moisture from the
transformers.

Mike, W1NR

Joe Roth wrote:
>    Under what conditions can/should someone use the kitchen dishwasher to
>         clean a radio chassis? Or should it be avoided at all costs?
>        I've got a real grimmy (dust/grease) one with nicotine stains.
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