[Milsurplus] Disinfecting electronic artifacts

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I second Bob's suggestion.  I was busy scanning two TM's and he beat me to 
it.  :-)

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480

In a message dated 09/28/2015 15:13:39 PM Central Daylight Time, 
kb8tq at n1k.org writes: 
> 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.
>