[Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-12-03 Thread John Hudson
". From: Paul Lorona [mailto:boomer...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 08:35 AM To: John Hudson Subject: Re: FW: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes Hi Johnny - I wonder who this person reminiscing was? I clearly remember doing exactly what was described, except for the distilled

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-12-02 Thread Ed Tanton
2011 3:15 PM To: anc...@ec.rr.com; w1es1...@earthlink.net Cc: captc...@flash.net; drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes As we all know this has been a hot topic many times on the list. One of my good friends worked at HP Fullerton cleaning, repairing, and aligning test equip

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-12-01 Thread Steve Wedge
mputers have my signature with various pearls of wisdom appended thereto. -- From: "Richard Knoppow" <1oldle...@ix.netcom.com> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 4:50 PM To: "John Hudson" ; ; Cc: ; Subject: Re: [Drakelist] B

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-12-01 Thread john
baking at heat under 200 degrees for a week. It's much faster to do it by hand without risking old gear for which a ready stock of spares doesn't exist on the shop floor stockroom, like it did at HP. Just my $0.02 . Old gear takes time. It's a good thing. John K5MO __

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-12-01 Thread Richard Knoppow
- Original Message - From: "John Hudson" To: ; Cc: ; Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 12:14 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes As we all know this has been a hot topic many times on the list. One of my good friends worked at HP Fullerton cleaning, repairing, an

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-12-01 Thread John Hudson
n our document files. - Original Message - From: Al Parker [mailto:anc...@ec.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 10:55 AM To: Steve Wedge Cc: captc...@flash.net ; drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes Hi folks, There's been a post on another l

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-12-01 Thread Al Parker
Hi folks, There's been a post on another list in the last cupla days re: a "different" Simple Green, reported to be more user & radio friendly than the regular stuff. The part number for a one gallon container is 13406 and a google search under "Simple Green" 13406 will yield many hits on su

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-12-01 Thread Steve Wedge
akelist@zerobeat.net >Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes > >Same at Tektronix Richard > >I just saw pictures from a Hallicrafters restorer that swears by >scrubbing bubbles tub and tile cleaner. He apparently applies it at >least twice to all the bottom-side point

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-12-01 Thread Steve Wedge
akelist@zerobeat.net >Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes > >Same at Tektronix Richard > >I just saw pictures from a Hallicrafters restorer that swears by >scrubbing bubbles tub and tile cleaner. He apparently applies it at >least twice to all the bottom-side point

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-12-01 Thread Steve Wedge
sh >Sent: Nov 30, 2011 10:23 PM >To: Steve Wedge >Cc: drakelist@zerobeat.net >Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes > >Hey Steve, >How long and at what temp? I would worry about getting water in the IF >cans etc. Does it just bake out? ? > >Thanks, > >Bob K

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-12-01 Thread Ed Tanton
Way back in the early 70s when I worked at Tektronix, we would wash 545s and the like in a pressure washer booth-if they were REALLY bad. You had to be really careful where/what you sprayed, else you'd lose thinks like the power transformer. We then used an airhose to blow the water out as best you

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-12-01 Thread Curt Nixon
" To: "Steve Wedge" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:23 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes Hey Steve, How long and at what temp? I would worry about getting water in the IF cans etc. Does it just bake out? ? Thanks, Bob K6GGO I will repeat the method use

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-11-30 Thread Richard Knoppow
- Original Message - From: "Robert Fish" To: "Steve Wedge" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:23 PM Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes Hey Steve, How long and at what temp? I would worry about getting water in the IF cans etc. Does it just bake o

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-11-30 Thread Robert Fish
Hey Steve, How long and at what temp? I would worry about getting water in the IF cans etc. Does it just bake out? ? Thanks, Bob K6GGO Never leave the PTO, meter or any other plastics like that on the rig when baking. I always remove the PTO, meter, front panel and, of course all knobs a

Re: [Drakelist] Baked Drakes

2011-11-30 Thread Steve Wedge
Never leave the PTO, meter or any other plastics like that on the rig when baking. I always remove the PTO, meter, front panel and, of course all knobs and tubes. It's basically a stripped chassis when it gets its wash and dry. Never submerge - only wash with brushes and detergent, rinse thor