[Elecraft] OT aluminum oxide

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break free is available at hardward or auto parts stores


If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm  AFA9SM                         USSV DHARMA 


--- On Tue, 10/19/10, WILLIS COOKE <wrcooke at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: WILLIS COOKE <wrcooke at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT aluminum oxide
> To: "James Sarte" <k2qi.nyc at gmail.com>, "2Cents" <2cents at charter.net>
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 10:42 AM
> What is Break Free?  Where do you
> get it?  Does it always work, on only 
> sometimes?
>  Willis 'Cookie' Cooke 
> K5EWJ 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: James Sarte <k2qi.nyc at gmail.com>
> To: 2Cents <2cents at charter.net>
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 3:35:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT aluminum oxide
> 
> Hi Chuck,
> 
> I usually have good results with Break Free and a mallet. 
> I usually let the
> solution soak for a bit then tap around until the tubes
> dislodge.  YMMV
> depending on how bad things have oxidized.  I usually also
> put some
> anti-seize around joints when putting things back.
> 
> James K2QI
> 
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:38 PM, 2Cents <2cents at charter.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone have experience freeing antenna parts that
> have seized with
> > aluminum oxide?  I'm trying to free up the sections
> of a 32' boom for
> > transport.  The sections are swaged 6" and
> penetrating oil doesn't seem to
> > be cutting it.
> > Please reply direct so as not to clutter up the
> reflector with a
> > non-Elecraft topic.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chuck Teague
> > NN7U
> >
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