My Eton E-10, E-100 and Grundig G8 all have this problem. I've tried everything I can think of and nothing has worked.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2015, at 11:13 AM, James Renfrew <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY > > OK, it's cleaning day in the office/shack and I put my hands on my Eton E-1 > radio for the first time in a while, and - yuck! - the thing is as sticky > as a honey jar. Nothing was spilled on it, just seems to be ambient dust. > The screen is clean, as are the dials, but the whole case, back, front and > sides is like pine tar. I guess this might be helpful for keeping the > radio in hand on a Newfoundland beach during a gale, or an Oregon cliff > with 50 mph winds, or leaning over the railing to null Tierra del Fuego > just so on a Falklands cruise, but not too useful otherwise! I tried a > glass cleaner, then alcohol, and nothing seems to be working. Has anyone > else run into this? And what would work to clean it? Soaking the whole > radio in bleach overnight? Sandblasting? Muriatic acid? High SPF cocoa > butter? Help! And thanks! > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
