[Boatanchors] Dishwasher cleaning

[EP Swynar]

The ONLY things that I'll put into our dishwasher (besides dirty dishes, of
course!) are filthy air variable capacitors --- and even then, I'm careful
to remove them BEFORE the drying cycle commences, for the very reason you
mentioned, Garey...

~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garey Barrell" <k4oah at mindspring.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Dishwasher cleaning


> A friend of mine ran four big variable caps through the dishwasher.
> When he opened it up to take them out, the ceramic end plates on two of
> them were in pieces!  Only thing we could figure was that the water
> seeped into the ceramic and then when the "dry" function came on the
> water boiled with enough force to fracture the ceramic.   The two that
> survived had the typical waxy coating on them.  He ran two more
> "uncoated" ones as a test on the "Energy Saver" (no dry) cycle with no
> problems.
>
> IF and other tunable transformers with paper coil forms also don't do
well.
>
> Also be sure power and audio transformers are REALLY dry before applying
> power.  The "fish paper" (that gray cardboard) WILL absorb water.
>
> 73, Garey - K4OAH
> Glen Allen, VA
>
> Drake 2-B, 4-B, C-Line and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs
> <www.k4oah.com>
>
>
>
> Jim Brannigan wrote:
> > My dishwasher removed ALL the paint from a Heath cabinet.......not a
> > dot of paint anywhere.......
> >
> > Since then I've used methods that are less harsh and immediately
> > controllable.
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >> Read the ingredients of the dishwasher liquid before using. Cascade
> >> (Original type at least) has enough sodium hydroxide to etch aluminum.
> >>
> >> Ive used the dw to clean external anode tubes, big roller or fixed
> >> inductors and stripped steel chassis with good results.
> >>
> >> It will also partially remove some cabinet paints, especially Heathkit.
> >>
> >> Carl
> >> KM1H
> >>
> >>
> >
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