At one point several years ago I checked the patent for deoxit and I remember it being a PO/EO copolymer of some type. Oleic acid is a weakly acidic long-chain carboxylic acid, and as for the naphtha, I have never smelled any deoxit that smells like a hydrocarbon solvent. Having said that, I probably need to check again !!!
73 Mark N5KAE ----- Original Message ---- > From: Jim Shorney <[email protected]> > To: drakelist <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, October 9, 2011 12:04:03 PM > Subject: Re: [Drakelist] [DrakeRadio] Re-capping an R-4 > > On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:58:33 -0400, Garey Barrell wrote: > > >I'm sure it has a recommended shelf life, but the bottle I just finished off >(about 1/4" in the > > >bottom) is at least 15 years old and still seems to clean just fine. I > >always >keep it capped. > > >Actually the only problem I had with it was that the bottle became > >'deformed', >i.e., pushed in on > > >one side, so I couldn't get much pressure on it! > > I've got a bottle that's about that old, with the same deformity. I still use > it, and it seems to work, although it has pretty much lost most of it's red > coloring. > > As mentioned before, you can also make your own: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12938.html > > 73 > > -Jim > > > -- > Ham Radio NU0C > Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. > TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, >HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! > > "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he >will learn for a lifetime." > > HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ > http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney > http://www.nebraskaghosts.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist > _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
