[GreenKeys] Cleaning Teletypes (The older ones)

[kn7sfz]

Hi Ken,



> I believe the cleaning agent to have been

> a type of liquid
> Freon...
>

Yep, that was probably R-11, a wonderful cleaning solvent that is now 
banned...sigh.  It was a nice liquid at 70 degrees or so and evaporated 
without leaving a film.  The electronics industry loved it...cleaning 
tape heads transports, etc.  I've used gallons of the stuff cleaning 
HVAC parts.

Richard de kn7sfz  (45 years in commercial HVAC)




> I gess the cleaning situ for all of us is to use what ever
> method seems to work the best...
>
> I have heard that "Simple Green" can lead to "Rust spotting"
> and/or formation of whitish deposits on equipment
> being cleaned with it...
>
> I have never tried the product myself, so I can't truly
> judge the permormance...
>
> Thanks for listening!
>
> Cheers!
>
> Ken
> VE3-HMQ
>
>

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