[Hammarlund] SP 600 JLX Refurb

Jim Wilhite w5jo at att.net
Tue Jul 27 23:57:34 EDT 2010


One way would be to displace that stuff with WD 40 then wash that with 
denatured alcohol.  One would need a bunch of rags or paper towels.


----- Original Message ----- 



> How do folks dispose of the oil/ uckity stuff ?
>

>
> On 7/27/2010 12:06 PM, Al Parker wrote:
>> Hi Bill (&  Becky),
>> I've done it both ways.  Take a look at my www.boatanchors.org site
> and
>> find 'SP-600 projects' near the top and take a look at some of my 
>> SP-600
>> work.
>>
>
> I've followed Al's suggestions with great results, and would defer to
> his judgment, but here's one slight deviation that worked for me. 
> Once
> you unsolder the bottom of the bathtub cans and removed the leaky
> uckumpucky innards and install new caps, there's no real reason to
> solder the darned lids back on.  The appearance is the same and the 
> cans
> make for convenient mounting points to use the existing wiring. 
> Modern
> caps are so much smaller there's no problem fitting them inside.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
> 



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