R: [Hallicrafters] Cleaning corroded battery boxes

[Philip Atchley]

>I've had several people ask, so I'm forwarding this to the Halli 
>list.  The stuff is "CLR", as advertised on TV to clean Calcium, Lime and 
>Rust from toilet bowls, sinks etc.  I got it at Walmart but it should be 
>available at other fine stores near you.
>
>73 de Phil  KO6BB
>
>At 07:02 PM 5/11/02 -0400, you wrote:
>>Hi Phil
>>
>>who makes this good stuff, and where is it available??
>>Thanks
>>
>>Brian Michael
>>W1OU
>>
>>Philip Atchley wrote:
>>
>> > Hello
>> > Yes, this is applicable to the Halli list as they did make some products
>> > that run on batteries and many of use things like VTVM's with batteries in
>> > them to work on our BA's.
>> >
>> > I had a battery box that was badly gunked up and needed a good thorough
>> > cleaning (out of an RCA T.O. Clone).  I remembered an article I read in
>> > Electric Radio about using CLR.  Went down and bought some, and I
>> > agree.  The battery terminals, springs etc all came out sparkling
>> > clean.  Try it.
>
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