[R-390] R390 cooling fan

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Which works best, the gold or the silver?
 
Floogle Hackenbush
 
 
In a message dated 7/19/2005 8:22:22 PM Central Daylight Time,  
chacuff at cableone.net writes:

I've  been massaging radiator stop leak into the cracks in mine....healing up 
 
nicely!

Cecil...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry  Hauser" <barry at hausernet.com>
To: <Llgpt at aol.com>;  <hankarn at pacbell.net>; <roy.morgan at nist.gov>
Cc:  <huffb at avalon.net>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July  19, 2005 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] R390 cooling fan


> Oh  yeah, ya' think that's funny do ya'?
>
> What about last night  when I opened up this real clean SX-42 to check it 
> out and got some  good news..
> (No, I didn't save a bundle of money on my car insurance  with Geico.)
>
> Someone had recapped it -- replaced most all the  waxworks caps!
>
> Bad news?  -- Here's a clue -- recapper  was either misinformed or did it 
> about 20-30 years  ago..
>
> The guy installed black beauties.  OK, some were  red molded plastic. 
> Three of the black ones were split 'n  bleedin'.  There were two orange 
> drops in it.  H'ray   ... <sigh>
>
> Which all "shows ta' go ya'" -- You have to  restore these oldies for the 
> long haul -- 50, 100 years or  more.  Install at least a dozen fans and 
> some of those thermal  cooler things -- until the chassis is so cold, the 
> filaments won't  glow.  Then back off by a few fans.  Run the rig only 
> often  enough to make sure it still works and go easy on the knobs.  Have  
> some consideration for the poor jerk who buys the thing 40-50 years  from 
> now off e-bong for a jillion and a half rupees.
>
>  Meanwhile, I heard from somewhere that you can repair split 'n leaky black 
 
> beauties with a poultice of fly poop 'n spit.   I been  feeding this big 
> fat fly all day and not a speck.  Y' think  black pepper might work 
> instead? Maybe black powder and a lit match -  cauterize the things.
>
>  Barry
>