I've sent this out before but looks like it could help again. Some years ago Hewlet Packard has their repair and calibration lab in Fullerton, CA. and I had the opportunity to visit the facility doing a walk through where they take equipment in for repair and all they do to bring the units up to speed and operational. It seems they make sure the unit is working and then take simple green and bathe the whole unit down. The unit was then scrubbed with brushes to get the big pieces off, then the unit is power washed with clean distilled water to remove all grease, girt, and whatever else was there. Once the unit is completely clean the equipment is placed in a large oven at 150-200 degs for several days unit the unit is completely dry. Once its dry the unit is again tested and any/all repairs, alignment and calibration was performed. Once the unit was done it looked brand-new.
So the dishwasher is not a bad idea provided you don't use the soap, and not sure how simple green would work in a dishwasher. 73's, De WA6HYQ. -----Original Message----- From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net [mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net] On Behalf Of Morrell Siegel Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 9:13 PM To: DRAKE LIST Subject: [Drakelist] restoring thanks to all that offered advice. looks like the dishwasher is out. the next few weeks with the q tips and tooth brush, a little at a time. mckey wa6fiz _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
