Agreed . who has a rig with dirty knobs!
On Sat, 25 Jan 2020 at 12:02, David Wilcox via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > Who lets their knobs get dirty? Wash you hands first! Some of mine are > from the early days of NorCal and Elecraft. Maybe I don’t have much oil on > my skin! Ha! I have bought some used gear from the 1950’s and 60’s and > sprayed them with WD40. Rub til clean. Then dish soap and toothbrush if > needed to get the WD40 off. That is knobs from the boxes under the tables > at swaps...... some vendors never figured out that I would pay more for a > clean rig or parts. > > David J. Wilcox K8WPE’s iPad > > > On Jan 24, 2020, at 11:48 PM, Clay Autery <k...@montac.com> wrote: > > > > UNinstall the knobs CAREFULLY. Wash in warm water with Dawn > dishwashing liquid and perhaps a toothbrush if soaking doesn't work. > > > > Use compressed air to make double sure they are dry before > re-installation. Be CAREFUL with the set screws... > > > > ______________________ > > Clay Autery, KY5G > > (318) 518-1389 > > > >> On 01/24/20 09:01, Dave Cole wrote: > >> Any suggestions for the best cleaner for the old black screw locked > knobs? > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to djwilco...@yahoo.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to foxfive....@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
