How I learned to be paranoid with cleaning agents: When I was a mere teen-ager, I decided to clean the mode switch in my HW-101 with some "contact cleaner" that my brother had brought home from work. I hosed the switch down well, waited a few minutes, and turned the rig on. The mode switch smoked. Literally. Fortunately , the HW-101 was still in production at that time, and I was able to get a new switch quickly and cheap. We don't have that luxury today.
I learned an important lesson that day. 73 -Jim NU0C On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:44:03 -0500, Curt wrote: >I do the same as Gary....apply small amounts to the pins...easier to see >how much you are applying...rather than putting it down the sockets. >On 12/23/2011 12:19 PM, Gary Poland wrote: >> You have to be >> careful in high impendence circuits involving tube sockets, you'll >> create shorts. -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
