[Boatanchors] Drake TR-3 cleanup

AD5VJ Bob rtnmi at sbcglobal.net
Mon Nov 16 00:13:21 EST 2009


Finally I have a BoatAnchor :0)

Anyone with experience at refurbishing, please give it a look and make suggestions on the best way for me to proceed with the
cleaning phase.

A good friend of mine just gave me a Drake TR-3 with matching power supply/speaker for some tower work I helped him with. 

All the cords are there and it is more than likely in working condition.

It needs a little TLC as far as knocking the dust off of the top on the inside of the TR-3. I am not sure whether to just use some
soap and water
and let it dry real good or how to clean it up.

The underside of the transceiver looks brand spanking new, just the top is a bit messy.

The power supply I plan on bringing up slowly over a weeks time using a Variac and each day increasing the voltage a little to warm
the caps up a bit before full usage.

http://www.myamericanaerial.com/station/drakerefurbish/

Bob AD5VJ



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