[Milsurplus] Disinfecting electronic artifacts

[Moe Fretz]

Is the decontamination chamber at the bunker still in operation?💩​
Moe


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Moe Fretz
Collection and Preservation
Canadian Tube Radios, Communication Equipment, Vintage Ham gear and
Military Radios.
Hallicrafters, RCA, National, Hammarlund,TMC, RME and Racal.

www.radiopreservationguy.com

Don't part them out ---- Restore them.

Cambridge
Ontario Canada

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Ralph Cameron <ramcam at magma.ca> wrote:

> Our local Cold War museum has a very large loading coil used with a former
> LF antenna but housed in a fiberglass case approx. 7ft high by 6 ft long
> and 5 ft wide.
> The fiberglass hut was hit by lightning at some point and has a foot
> diameter hole in the roof. The coil has been sitting there for about 50n
> years but its not known how long ago the hut was hit.
>
> In order to remove the coil which sits in an abandoned farmer's field it
> is necessary to disinfect it so no insects or bugs are brought into the
> main museum. The coil is wound with Litz wire about 3/16" in dia and
> spacing filled with cotton string. Other than appearing somewhat ragged and
> dusty it doesn't appear contaminated within and creepy crawlies.
>
> Any suggestions for cleaning /sanitizing the coil.  Compressed has been
> suggested. Anyone have experience with same.
> Thanks
>
> Ralph
> VE3BBM
>
> p.s. the coil is about 6 ft high and 3 ft in dia.
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