[Hallicrafters] mildew probs

[Jim Hill]

Glenn:
Did you do any cleaning afterwards to remove the spray, like wipe the case 
with a damp rag?  My Hickok 539 fits your description like a T, and I'm 
going to follow your suggestion.
73's, Jim w6ivw


At 11:52 AM 11/2/2004 -0500, you wrote:

>I don't know what it is about tube checkers but they just seem to attract
>mildew like magnets. Almost everyone I have purchased has had that 
>distinctive
>smell - the ones in wooden boxes are particularly prone.
>
>The last one I bought I took out of the box and noticed that one capacitor
>was particulary tasty to the mildew so it was the first replaced. I then 
>bought
>an aerosol can of mold/mildew killer ( Lysol?) and lightly sprayed the wiring
>harness and a few other parts. I then put the unit outside in the sun on
>several very hot days to cook.
>
>Used the aerosol on the inside of the box also.
>
>After about a week of the spray/cook routine, the odor is just about all gone
>- certainly a lot more tolerable that when the unit first arrived.
>
>73s Glenn  K6PZT
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