Geoffrey I think the real issue here is that with proper care taken during preparation you can successfully use a water method to clean your Drake equipment and bring them back to an almost new appearance. With proper planning, preparation, patience and care this process will yield very successful results.
Does that include a dishwasher, well that would take preparation on the part of the person thinking of using a dishwasher, will the water leave more behind than it takes off? That's planning and preparation. Will this method cause damage to your equipment? Again, that's planning and preparation by making sure you protect those items that water will damage like meters and such. Like they say, "secrets in the sauce" with this method there really is no secret with exception of those things mentioned; Planning, Preparation, Patience, and care. There are some guys I've met who just have a gift in repairing equipment, almost supernatural! I know one guy who 50% of the repair cases I've seen him work on he was successful without having schematic just because he knows what he's doing and has the patience to methodically work though problems and uses the process of symptoms to evaluate and correct issues. This is the same procedure we all need to use when tackling restoration projects. Like testing the radio before dissembling it to make sure it works before the cleaning process to minimize chasing your tail thinking the water did something when actually it had nothing to do with the water. All the best Geoffrey and now let the debate of water vs no water began... again ;-) -.. . WA6HYQ -----Original Message----- From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net [mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net] On Behalf Of geoffrey mendelson Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 1:00 AM To: Drake List Subject: Re: [Drakelist] restoring On Feb 25, 2011, at 9:44 AM, John Hudson wrote: > then the unit is power washed with clean distilled water ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > 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. Actually it's a horrible idea. Dishwasher water is municipal water loaded with minerals, chlorine and that favorite of the commies, flouride. (just joking about the commie part). I read on one of these lists that the water used by Techtronics to wash their repairs was naturally pure well water and almost the same as de-ionized water. A far cry from municipal water. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, N3OWJ/4X1GM Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to misquote it. _______________________________________________ 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
