[Boatanchors] Capacitor carnage cleanup

[J. Forster]

I doubt alcohol and a Q-Tip will do much.  IMO, you are going to have to
wash the thing.

If you've never washed electronics, ASK FIRST or you will destroy the
whole radio.

YMMV,

-John

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> Hey Fixer-guys,
>
> Its been awile since I have been inside a BA of any type.  Actually this
> current project is not on a true BA, but pretty darned close... And I
> suspect what I ask and what you will tell me applies to BAs... so I'll
> ask.
>
> I had an electrolytic cap blow inside of a radio... 315V, 10uF,  looks to
> be the filter cap tied to the grid of a 12BY7A driver tube... I discovered
> it by accident when opening up the radio to fix an intermittent connection
> inside someplace.  I found it by discovering the oooozy-slime all over a
> ckt board of trimmer caps and the bottom RF Cage cover.
>
> So, what is the best way to get large amounts of this nasty sludge off of
> a significant number of components that have been covered/mummified in
> this goo for a long time?  I bought the radio from another guy (not on
> ebay) and I was never told it had a problem like this.  I have never
> transmitted with the radio, so I'm sure it was this way when I got it.
>
> Looking for advice.  I have heard using alcohol and qtips are one way...
> but that sounds like using a very slow process, like using an eyelash
> brush to unearth a triceritops skeleton in South Dakota.
>
> Advice appreciated.
>
> Wayne, ke0ms
>
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