[Collins] Meter repair

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

For plastic meter lens and to some extent glass ones too, use any of the 
common fabric softener sheets that's used in the clothes dryer.  Just wipe 
the face and the static is gone.

73
Bob, K4TAX
Sparta, TN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Raymond Cote" <rjcote at hawaii.rr.com>
To: <geraldj at weather.net>; <Telegrapher at att.net>
Cc: "Robert Nickels" <ranickel at comcast.net>; <W9RAN at oneradio.net>; 
<collins at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Collins] Meter repair


> FWIW, When I had a problem with my 51S1 and 74A4 meters, I finally got 
> some
> chemical at the University here where I worked and cleaned the glass with
> it.  It took out the static electricity from the glass and the meters 
> worked
> fine after that.  YMMV
>
> Worked for me.
> Ray
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj at weather.net>
> To: <Telegrapher at att.net>
> Cc: "Robert Nickels" <ranickel at comcast.net>; <W9RAN at oneradio.net>;
> <collins at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Collins] Meter repair
>
>
>> On Fri, 2009-06-26 at 02:24 +0000, Telegrapher at att.net wrote:
>>> Might work with a regular meter but when you've got one in a sealed
>>> case like the Collins 51J/R-388 types, how do you even get into it?
>>>
>> Larry
>>> W0OGH
>>>
>> You don't expect grunge like metal fillings to get into the sealed
>> meter. One of the benefits of sealing.
>>
>> -- 
>> 73, Jerry, K0CQ, Technical Advisor to the CRA
>> All content copyright Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer
>>
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