After you clean the wiskers out of the casting. Get some Clear Krylon paint and spray it. You will never have any trouble with it again.
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Custer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Chuck Kelsey wrote: > > Well, I've been playing with GE MVP's, Exec II's and Mastr II's for years > > and never had a casting develop whiskers... until now. This was a VHF high > > band MVP and when I took it apart, there was one whisker that had to go an > > inch long. That particular helical section was completely "dead" to tuning. > > Many more smaller ones in there as well. > > > > I'm not sure if there's a good solution short of another casting, but I > > cleaned them out with a brush and am now running the casting and covers > > through the dishwasher (before my wife gets home!). Hopefully this will keep > > things at bay for several years. > > You might want to read this: > http://www.repeater-builder.com/ge/mastrIIcasting.html > > Kevin Custer >