[Hallicrafters] Power washing a dusty, grimy rig??

[bcarling@cfl.rr.com]

Its hard to believe that some misguided hobbyists actually put electronic gear into a dishwasher and expect it to still work!

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From: "Paul Kraemer" <elespe at lisco.com>
To: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>, "Michael Peron" <mikeqrpfun at aol.com>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Hallicrafters] Power washing a dusty, grimy rig??
Date: Fri, Sep 30, 2011 6:45 pm


I just washed a pretty nice looking Heath case in the dishwasher (just to 
make it a bit better) before shipping the item to someone.
Now it is bright and shiny
The paint came off!
Paul K0UYA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "Michael Peron" <mikeqrpfun at aol.com>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Power washing a dusty, grimy rig??


> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Michael Peron <mikeqrpfun at aol.com> wrote:
>>  I've also read about the use of Windex, 409, soap and brasso but this 
>> could be quite labor instensive.
>
> True enough, doing things in a thoughtful, thorough manner can indeed
> take time and elbow grease. The rewards are worth it, IMO. Trying to
> take a shortcut will more often than not create problems worse than
> you already have, and it's always too late when you realize it.
>
> I knew a fellow who bought a nice Collins 30K-1 from a collector out
> west, had it shipped to northern New England, where he then 'restored'
> it using his dishwasher for the different chassis. He sent me before
> and after pictures. It looked like it had just left the factory, with
> only a light coat of dust from sitting idle for decades. Sure enough,
> the rig that was dusty at most looked shiny inside, but all the E F
> Johnson decals on the back of the loading caps had been blown off, and
> I heard later that he ended up with a shorted transformer on the
> modulator deck. He even wrote an article about how he restored this
> transmitter. Somehow, he neglected to mention the damage done trying
> to make the rig more impressive.
>
> Be careful with things like 409. They work well on some tough grime
> but will remove paint and other things you'd just as soon keep, like
> lettering. Even Windex deserves some respect. Water usually won't
> hurt, provided you use it sparingly, don't blow it into/under things
> under pressure, and let it dry thoroughly as John indicated.
>
> An old toothbrush, some Q-Tips or long, cotton swaps, plenty of paper
> towels and a few hours of time should yield pleasing results. When in
> doubt, take a break. Step away and ask yourself 'Is what I'm about to
> do likely to improve it or make it worse?' I've certainly had a few
> situations where the mess I made trying to improve something ended up
> worse than the mess I thought I had.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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