[Hallicrafters] S-94

[Ian]

Why not just spray it with a "fixative" of some sort???  Clear Krylon or
something similar.

I realize with your background you are very alert to issues of asbestos
handling.  However why handle it, seal it up?

Put a warning label on it for the next person who ventures in there to know
not to disturb it.

If I had a dollar for every time I used my mother's vacuum to blow out brake
dust when putting on new linings I'd be able to buy a first class meal at an
expensive restaurant.  

And, no I have no symptoms of respiratory problems...

Ian, K6SDE


> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:hallicrafters-
> >>bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of n8uvq at juno.com
> >>Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 11:08 AM
> >>To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> >>Cc: n8uvq at juno.com
> >>Subject: [Hallicrafters] S-94
> >>
> >>	Earlier this year I purchased a Hallicrafters S-94
> >>Civic Patrol radio.  Today, I decided to test the tubes
> >>since it was raining outside.  Removing the bottom
> >>panel caused me some concern.
> >>
> >>	The top of the bottom panel is a gary-white color.
> >>It's sort of stringy around the edges.  All of the air holes
> >>are perfectly drilled from top to bottom.  Factory rivets
> >>also go through gary-white top to the black bottom.
> >>That gray-white layer looks like it was added at the
> >>factory.
> >>
> >>	Before I continue I should say that twenty years
> >>ago I was an Industrial Hygienist for a major company
> >>that removed asbestos.  I took an early retirement due
> >>to an injury.
> >>
> >>	To me, this gary-white top surface APPEARS to be
> >>asbestos, but an educated guess is nothing more than a
> >>guess.  The only way to be 100% certain if this material
> >>is or is not asbestos is via laboratory analysis.
> >>
> >>	In the 1950s and 1960s, when the S-94 was produced,
> >>asbestos was perfectly legal to use as break pads, house
> >>siding known as transite, water pipes made from transite,
> >>fire proofing material, plus pipe and boiler insulation, to name
> >>a few asbestos products.  Some of you former sailors may
> >>recall the use of asbestos in the engine rooms of oil and
> >>coal fired ships for insulation.
> >>
> >>	For the moment, the bottom panel from my S-94 is
> >>sealed in two large zip lock plastic bags.  Eventually, I will
> >>send a sample of the material for laboratory analysis.
> >>
> >>	In the event that this gray-white material is verified
> >>to be asbestos PLEASE DO NOT rip it off of your radio.
> >>Asbestos is kind of safe if left undisturbed.  However,
> >>the more it is disturbed the more the material releases
> >>asbestos fibers.  The released asbestos fibers are the
> >>real health danger.
> >>
> >>	Does anyone else have this gray-white layer on the
> >>upper surface of their S-94's bottom panel?  Does anyone
> >>positively know if Hallicrafters actually used asbestos for
> >>some sort of heat shield?
> >>
> >>
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> >>e-mail:  N8UVQ at juno.com
> >>73 de Mark,  N8UVQ
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