[Milsurplus] Re: [Boatanchors] Removing beeswax from slug-tuned transformers

[J. Forster]

If the slugs have a hex (Allen) hole, you might try coupling an hex wrench to a soldering
iron on a Variac, warming the slug until the wax melts, and unscrewing it. If they have a
screw slot, the heat is not transferred as well. A heat gun might help also.

-John

WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:

> Groups,
> Does anyone recall how to safely (i.e., other than by digging it out
> mechanically) remove beeswax from slug tuned transformers and coils?  I vaguely recall
> that there was a method but for the life of me can't remember what it was.
>
> 73
> Robert Downs - Houston