[R-390] R390 cooling fan

[Cecil Acuff]

I've been using Bar's...looks like Rat droppings in oil....

Figured that's what them ole brown and black beauties were packed with 
anyway...

Cecil...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Llgpt at aol.com>
To: <chacuff at cableone.net>; <barry at hausernet.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 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] R390 cooling fan


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> Which works best, the gold or the silver?
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> Floogle Hackenbush
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> In a message dated 7/19/2005 8:22:22 PM Central Daylight Time,
> chacuff at cableone.net writes:
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> I've  been massaging radiator stop leak into the cracks in mine....healing 
> up
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> nicely!
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> 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
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>> Oh  yeah, ya' think that's funny do ya'?
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>> 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.)
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>> Someone had recapped it -- replaced most all the  waxworks caps!
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>> Bad news?  -- Here's a clue -- recapper  was either misinformed or did it
>> about 20-30 years  ago..
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>> 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>
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>> 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.
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>>  Meanwhile, I heard from somewhere that you can repair split 'n leaky 
>> black
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>> 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
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