"Jim F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you John,
Espically for the tips on using: Satin Black, rubbing compound / turtle wax (essential), FINISH RE-NU, and DE-OXIT. Will gladly add your note to my 2B file. I tried 2 part chrome fingernail polish on the main tuning knob rust with mixed results. Don't know if I like the rust better :-) The dial backround was rusty and that's why I re-painted the visible part. And used the same Ivory paint on the little arrowhead pointers on the knobs (toothpick to paint). Do you think I should give the tuning shaft a whack (pressure) to try to correct the slight bend ? A whack probably bent it in the first place. Wonder if a whack or pressure in the opposite direction would correct or break it ? A flea market is coming up and I will look for knobs, a tuning shaft (fat chance :-) or a better 2B. I also have a set of Drake twins. Haven't tried the transmitter but the R4-B receiver works great. Think that I like the 2B better though. 14.060 crystals are available cheaply and should provide 10 Mhz WWV, and 30m coverage. Nice talking with you John...I'm 68 and a ham for 54 years, and a diehard QRPer. Short bio on QRZ.com. Best regards, jim --- john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the > drakelist gang > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Jim, > > All sounds good! I always advise against cleaning > screened dial glass (for > the reasons you found out!!!), and I'd suggest > "Satin Black" as a good > match for the cabinet. > > White rubbing compound or turtle wax does a nice job > on hardware heads AND > knobs / trim rings.... and the ivory dial > background....and cabinets! > Essential stuff. I've got some polish... "Finish > re-nu" thats like a finer > white compound in liquid suspension that I use on > lots of things.... from > auto parts store. > > 2B slide switches are perpetually bad...de-oxit from > the back (at least > they're easy to clean!) > > They're great little radios! > > John K5MO > > > > At 10:04 PM 9/28/2007, Jim F. wrote: > > >"Jim F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to > the drakelist gang > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Hi John - K5MO, and John, W1JA; > > > > > >Nice to hear from you... Turned on Tubie (My name > for > >the 2B) and it worked fine tonight. Here at the > >cottage, am surrounded by HV AC wiring which is > >sometimes very noisy. Wonder if the AC line is > used > >for other things besides power (BPL) ? > > > >I am staying at a beach cottage and my fun project > has > >been the 2B and a TS-430S and I must say that the > 2B > >is a lot more fun to fix. > > > >Don't know where to start... > > > >Let everything dry well between stages (hair dryer > OK) > > > >For the the front panel, remove it, wash gently > with > >soap and water, rinse and dry. > >sand rust carefully to get rid of loose rust. > >Apply "Rust Converter" from Walmart. > >Converts rust to a black, paintable, sandable > primer. > >Fill in the pits with Bondo Glazing Putty (Walmart) > >and sand. Repeat till smooth. > >Mask then spray with Krylon semi-flat #1613, and/or > >apply with q-tip or toothpick. > >(I used flat black and it is not a very perfect > match) > > > >*****IMPORTANT: Lettering on rear of glass > faceplate > > is protected with clear spray that > > will cloud up if you disturb it. > > CLEAN CAREFULLY ! WARM WATER ONLY > > AND DO NOT RUB. I found that out > :-( > > > >Front panel screws: Sand, pick out rust, and paint. > >Punch holes in bottom > >of yogurt cup and stick screws in to paint. Glossy > >black #1601 really looks good > >on screws. > > > >I had to sand and use concentrater on bottom front, > >sides and back of chassis. > >I then painted halfway up the rear of the chassis. > >Looks kinda macho, and > >better than rust. Replace all rusty screws and RF > >connector with shiny ones. > > > >Case..I had to straighten front edge with a big C > >clamp. > > Will have to re-touch up case again with > >semi-flat this time :-( > > Q-tips were used and If it comes out looking > >worse than the panel, > > will repaint it. It looks easy - no > lettering > >:-) > > > >Knobs: Soak over night in Fantastic. > >Scrape rust with a small screwdriver. > >Apply Rust Converter with a toothpick. > >Purch. chrome washers, metric size cost more but > look > >better. > >(ACE Hardware around here, bring knob with you and > >pick a good size) > >Washers are twice the width of chrome ring but look > >100% better than rust. > >Super glue washers to knob. Center carefully. > > > >Red fingernail polish spruced up the little plastic > >faceplate do-hicky. > > > >Dial backround: Walmart Krylon Satin Touch #3510 > >Ivory Satin. > >Flip the dial pointer up and out of the way. > >Wash, Lightly sand, wash again, mask carefully and > >spray the visible section. > >Looks spectacular and matches the meter almost > >perfectly. > > > >Lubricate moving parts with (expensive) Tri-Flow > >teflon Superior Lubricant. > >Liquid dries up leaving a teflon coating on > bearings. > > > >Buy replacement Capacitors from Unique Radio Parts, > >LLC...Look it up on Google. > >Save the old Capacitor can. You might want to cut > it > >to replace caps on a > >mint 2B. > > > >I think that is it. > > > >Let me know what you think. > >Hard to make a silk purse from a sow's ear > >but fun (and only about $90 worth of "stuff") to > make > >the 2B presentable > >and worthy of a spot on your bench or in your mind. > > > >I will be on the lookout to upgrade mine if a > better > >one magically appears. > > > >72/73 > > > >Jim / W1FMR > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--- john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the > > > drakelist gang > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > One of my 2B's is also a real dog...rusty on the > > > edges, chassis very > > > pitted, chips off the front panel. > > > > > > Works flawlessly! > > > :-) > > > > > > John K5MO > > > > > > > > > > > > At 05:03 PM 9/28/2007, Jim F. wrote: > > > > > > >"Jim F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance > to > > > the drakelist gang > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >Hi > > > >I am new to the list and making a rusty 2B > > > >presentable as my boatanchor receiver. > > > > > > > >The chrome rings on all knobs were really > rusty. > > > >Replaced the DC filter caps > > > >Replaced 4 of the 6 paper capacitors > > > >Repaired rust on the case and front panel > > > >Chassis is almost entirely oxidized and pitted. > > > > > > > >Had the radio playing absolutely super last > night > === message truncated === ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------
