Garey,
Your purchase is definitely the better value although I'm not sure if DeOxit
has a shelf life? Come to think of it, is there a shelf life for most of
these products? I have cleaners on the bench that are now 15+ years old!
Where do you find the Chemtronic stuff.
For the past 20 years, I've been purchasing the Chemtronics cleaners &
lubricants through Mouser and Newark. The first Chemtronics product I used
as a teenager was "Tune-O-Wash," sill made today but is now EPA compliant.
That product worked better than most for electro-mechanical TV tuners and
would not de-tune the circuits. Getting a bit off topic here, but I once
tried the RadioShack tuner cleaner/lubricant and never could get a tuner
back in alignment. God only knows what semi-conductive fluid they used.
This was in the mid '70s.
Paul, W9AC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Garey Barrell" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: "Paul Christensen" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [DrakeRadio] Re-capping an R-4
This is what I use.....
*http://tinyurl.com/45yqnfd*
73, Garey - K4OAH
Glen Allen, VA
Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line
and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs
<www.k4oah.com>
Paul Christensen wrote:
And here's the same 100% solution the D100S spray:
http://tinyurl.com/3jqhxk2
Paul, W9AC
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Christensen
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [DrakeRadio] Re-capping an R-4
Don,
I recently made a purchase of the 2.4 ml bottle for $15 through
Amazon. I combined it with some other solvents and shipping was free.
I've stopped using DeOxit on wafer switches and now pretty much limit
its use to pots/faders. I have not had any trouble with DeOxit on wafer
switches, but I've seen evidence of the dirt/dust it attracts over time.
So now, I'm using several fast-evaporating Chemtronics sprays and the
results have been just as good as DeOxit on open switches. For example, I
recently purchased a Collins 75S-3C and the band switch was so
intermittent, I thought it was broken. I used the Chemtronics spray
developed for switch contacts and the bandswitch operates like new.
Paul, W9AC
----- Original Message -----
From: Don Cunningham
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [DrakeRadio] Re-capping an R-4
Garey,
Where did you find the D100L DeOxit?? I need to get a bottle (even if
it hurts) as I am getting stocked up to do a BUNCH of rigs this winter.
Hope my ambition holds out. I've been helping Hayseed's sales, HI.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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