[Milsurplus] Disinfecting electronic artifacts

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Call your local exterminator and tell them you want it “tented”. It’s the same process they use
for a house full of bugs. They will come out and do a gas based process that pretty much 
kills whatever is in it or on it. Even better, it comes with a nice written guarantee that *says* 
they have done it.

Bob


> On 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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