[Hallicrafters] Wrights Brass Polish

[k0dan]

There's a lot of stuff out there that will kill you (or so they say). I have
been most upset to learn that all those wonderful solder fumes are full of
lead and will erase all my brain cells. And here I thought all that
forgetfulness was due to middle age, and senior moments! Aw hell, too late
to get rid of the solder supplies!

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Hauser" <barry_hauser at juno.com>
To: <edben at prodigy.net>
Cc: <polaraligned at earthlink.net>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 10:43
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Wrights Brass Polish


> Now you're making me nervous.  What are the symptoms of high cadmium
> levels in the blood?  An insatiable proclivity for more big old radios?
> Compulsive tinkering?  DeOxit addiction?  Tube tester fetishes.
> Listening to foreign language broadcasts and then speaking in tongues?
> Uh-oh.
>
> Seriously though -- how did you find out you had this problem?  What
> confuses me (I confuse easily -- Oh No!) is that cadmium is an
> nutrient/ingredient in some of those megavitamin/megamineral supplements.
>  Or did I imagine that? <sigh>
>
> I would add here that it's best to avoid using abrasive wheels and
> wirebrushes on the chassis, and be careful of beryllium-copper tube
> shield liners. And be careful with those mercury-laden 83 tubes and ..
> Arghhh! -- gone phobic too, dammit.
>
> Barry
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:42:11 -0500 "edben" <edben at prodigy.net> writes:
> > Hello, Barry and the rest:
> >
> > I've just recently finished a 20 part series of "Chelation"
> > treatments
> > painfully paid for out of my own pocket, since Medicare doesn't
> > cover them
> > (at $75 each plus other charges, too) because of high cadmium values
> > in my
> > blood.  The treatment took a lot of cadmium out and was probably
> > worth it,
> > but it sure wrecked my budget for old radio purchases for a while!
> >
> > My only exposure to cadmium that I can think of would be those many
> > old
> > chassis that I've cleaned in many years of loving old radios!
> >
>
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