----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Wedge" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; "Drake List"
<[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] What would you do?
Yep - just want to make it nice. I guess I'll find out if
it helps me get more for it. At this point, I just don't
want to sell at a loss. I still want to clean it and
align it - just because I enjoy doing that. I just won't
go to great lengths. I still need to figure out what the
extra jacks are for (and why he moved the INJ jack - which
defies all logic!).
My "new" R-4B will get more TLC. That's the one with the
large corrosion spot up by the PTO. It was fun seeing
what the replacement of two weak tubes has done for it
already!
73,
Its always a PITA when someone has installed unknown
mods. I really don't know the best technique for the
chaissis. My T-4B is reasonably clean and my TR-4 is very
nice looking but the R-4B is pretty stained inside. All work
fine. When I worked for Hewlett-Packard a million years ago
we washed old incoming equipment. That works fine for
getting dirt off but the chassis were all aluminum so no
corrosion.
There is a cleaner called Barkeeper's Friend available
at hardawre and groceries that I've had good luck with in
cleaning steel and brass materials. There is another brand,
Zud, which I think is identical. Both have oxalic acid. The
cleaners with phosphoric acid like Naval Jelly and tile
cleaners seem harder to control. I am mainly worried about
getting too much moisture inside IF cans and similar places.
I suspect you should be careful of investing too much
time and effort in something you want to get rid of.
--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
[email protected]
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