[Hammarlund] SP-6OO Tuning

[Mark Huss]

Jim Wilhite wrote:
> Interesting Mark about the Alcohol.  Back when I was a pup working for 
> radio stations, the cart machine manufacturers all said to use 
> denatured alcohol, 99.9% to clean the capstans and avoid Isopropyl and 
> other cleaning agents because they contained contaminants such as 
> water and light oils.
> Maybe the content of denatured has been altered???
>
> As I understand dry cleaning fluid is naphtha, which is a light oil.
>
>
> Jim
> W5JO
>
>
> Alcohol is a poor second. Beware Isopropyl or denatured
>> alcohol and wood alcohol. The stuff not only will make you blind, but 
>> the denaturing agent is a lubricant! (wouldn't know it by reading the 
>> chemical write-up on it) Had some Rocket Surgeon use it on the roller 
>> pucks of all the High Speed Tape Recorders, causing massive wow and 
>> flutter as the pucks skipped on the spindle. Had to replace them all 
>> as the denaturing compound soaked into the rubber pucks. Bad Words. 
>> Life Lesson #233: Learn a Second Language. Multilingual Cursing helps 
>> purge the soul.
>>
>
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