[GreenKeys] Grease cleaner

Mon Jan 10 21:04:13 EST 2011

For cleaning off grease that leaves no residue, I like spray cans of brake 
cleaner.  Use it all the time on dirty firearms.  Never tried it on RTTY 
machines. 
Gary WA0NDN
NNNN

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>    3. HeavyMetal (Mike E)
>    4. Re: Good cleaning agent (Doug Jones)
>    5. Re: Good cleaning agent (Steve Ripper)
>    6. Re: HeavyMetal (Bill Buzbee)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 09:33:27 -0800
> From: John Nagle <nagle at animats.com>
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] GreenKeys Digest, Vol 84, Issue 15
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
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> On 1/9/2011 9:00 AM, greenkeys-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> >> I've seen a bit of that too. Sometimes hard to tell if it's me or
> >> ITTY due to
> >>
> >>>> the fact that I'm usually decoding it with various strange
> >>>> homemade contraptions, but I have been getting some dropouts.
> >>
> >> Thanks, Eric.  The decoding contraption here is a HT-6.  But the
> >> Internet connection is via a rural dial up.  Nevertheless we
> >> normally do pretty well with ITTY.  The HT-6 is driving a Model
> >> 28ASR which we like to keep running to show visitors to KSM what
> >> real TTY looks, sounds and smells like.
>
>     One of you ITTY fans should just put the FSK audio on a conference
> bridge, so people can just dial in and get the audio feed.
> You don't really need the Internet at all.
>
>      					John Nagle
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 15:55:04 -0500
> From: "Larry Tighe" <larryradio at att.net>
> Subject: [GreenKeys] W6GER
> To: "Greenkeys Greenkeys" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
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> Thanks to W6GER and his generosity of posting the AN/UGC 129 manual.....I
> finally got one going.  It had the wrong belt on the rotating letters
> drum...figured that out and put on a "proper" timing belt.
>
> Pinouts were on the W6GER site and were very helpful.  One AN/UGC-129 now
> operational...including the copy lamps  LOL.....I'll try to find a number
> on those bulbs.
>
> lar
> K2JIA
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:38:58 -0500
> From: "Mike E" <ka2sph at gmail.com>
> Subject: [GreenKeys] HeavyMetal
> To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
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> ZCZC
> I keep seeing mentions here of HeavyMetal. What is it and where do you get
> it?
> Thanks..
> 73
> Mike KA2SPH
> NNNN
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 09:30:58 -0600
> From: Doug Jones <douglas-w-jones at uiowa.edu>
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Good cleaning agent
> To: Bill <bill at blcain.com>
> Cc: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Message-ID: <F793638D-4692-4459-BE03-B61BD11C55EB at uiowa.edu>
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> On Jan 4, 2011, at 5:45 PM, Bill wrote:
> > I know WD 40 is a good cleaner for grease, sticky stuff and whatnot
> > and
> > leaves a light coat of oil. Does anyone know if it comes in a form
> > other
> > than a spray?
>
> WD 40 works very well for some things, but it does leave a residue.
>
> For removing sticky stuff and whatnot -- Goo Gone.  It works well.
> They advertise it as being "For all those gooey, gummy, greasy, sticky
> cleaning problems. Removes chewing gum, grease, tar, stickers, labels,
> tape residue, oil, blood, lipstick, mascara, shoe polish, crayon and
> bumper stickers. Works on carpets, upholstry, clothing, wood, cement,
> metal and plastic."  It's available by the gallon or even the 55 gallon
> drum (only $1168), but I've always used the 4 ounce squeeze bottle
> since I've never wanted to dunk anything, just remove bits and pieces
> of goo here or there.
>
> 		Doug Jones
> 		jones at cs.uiowa.edu
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:56:47 -0500
> From: "Steve Ripper" <steveripper at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Good cleaning agent
> To: "'Doug Jones'" <douglas-w-jones at uiowa.edu>,	"'Bill'"
> 	<bill at blcain.com>
> Cc: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
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> Doug:
>
> It also comes in several other forms including a one gallon can.
> Here is the link to the WD-40 website.
> http://www.wd40.com/
>
>
> Cheers,
> ?
> Steve Ripper
> steveripper at comcast.net
> Mobile: 248-787-0705
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Doug Jones
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 10:31 AM
> To: Bill
> Cc: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Good cleaning agent
>
> On Jan 4, 2011, at 5:45 PM, Bill wrote:
> > I know WD 40 is a good cleaner for grease, sticky stuff and whatnot
> > and
> > leaves a light coat of oil. Does anyone know if it comes in a form
> > other
> > than a spray?
>
> WD 40 works very well for some things, but it does leave a residue.
>
> For removing sticky stuff and whatnot -- Goo Gone.  It works well.
> They advertise it as being "For all those gooey, gummy, greasy, sticky
> cleaning problems. Removes chewing gum, grease, tar, stickers, labels,
> tape residue, oil, blood, lipstick, mascara, shoe polish, crayon and
> bumper stickers. Works on carpets, upholstry, clothing, wood, cement,
> metal and plastic."  It's available by the gallon or even the 55 gallon
> drum (only $1168), but I've always used the 4 ounce squeeze bottle
> since I've never wanted to dunk anything, just remove bits and pieces
> of goo here or there.
>
> 		Doug Jones
> 		jones at cs.uiowa.edu
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:51:18 -0800
> From: Bill Buzbee <teletype at buzbee.net>
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] HeavyMetal
> To: Mike E <ka2sph at gmail.com>
> Cc: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
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> Mike,
>     The original HeavyMetal v2.6 can be found here:
> http://www.homebrewcpu.com/hm_2_6.zip
>     A rewrite & update with new features is currently underway, and that
> version can be found here:
> http://www.albinarrate.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51:
>heavymetal
>
> <http://www.albinarrate.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51
>:heavymetal> ...Bill
>
> On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 11:38 PM, Mike E <ka2sph at gmail.com> wrote:
> > ZCZC
> > I keep seeing mentions here of HeavyMetal. What is it and where do you
> > get it?
> > Thanks..
> > 73
> > Mike KA2SPH
> > NNNN
> >
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:13:47 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
> From: Duncan Brown <duncanancy at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] HeavyMetal
> To: Mike E <ka2sph at gmail.com>, greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Message-ID:
> 	<22295694.1294672427717.JavaMail.root at mswamui-thinleaf.atl.sa.earthlink.ne
>t>
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>
> Mike,
>
> Basic description: Heavymetal takes text from the Internet (news, weather,
> stocks, email, etc), converts it to 5 level Baudot code (among others) and
> puts it out onto your COM port to drive your TTY.
>
> Note that you need a real COM port on the computer.  Most USB-to-COM
> adaptors will not go SLOW enough for TTY.
>
> Unless you have a "low-level" (military) TTY, you will need a level
> converter to go from the COM port levels to normal TTY loop levels.  This
> can be easily done with an optocoupler like the HSR312. I built one inside
> the cover of the serial port 9-pin D connector.
>
> Have fun,
>
> Duncan
> K2OEQ
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> >From: Mike E <ka2sph at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Jan 10, 2011 2:38 AM
> >To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> >Subject: [GreenKeys] HeavyMetal
> >
> >ZCZC
> >I keep seeing mentions here of HeavyMetal. What is it and where do you get
> >it?
> >Thanks..
> >73
> >Mike KA2SPH
> >NNNN
>
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