Collins 75A4 Questions

[Freeberg, Scott (STP)]

Hi Bill,

Congrats on your new 75A4 find.

On the front panel being "grungy".  The grunge could be due to dirt, wear,
or nicotine.  If its dirt, the detergent soap should do a nice job.  Liquid
detergent soap won't take nicotine off, so if it doesn't clean up very well,
be suspicious of nicotine.  My 75A4 was loaded with nicotine and it took a
while to get thorough it down to the paint.  It came to me looking "tired"
and had a worn look to it.  After cleaning the nicotine off, the real colors
and texture came out (not off).  I used GOJO WHITE (not the pumice version)
and a tooth brush, and lots of rags.  Worked great.

73,  Scott WA9WFA in Saint Paul Minn

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Neubauer [SMTP:st7451sw at MEDIAONE.NET]
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 4:27 PM
> To:   BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
> Subject:      Collins 75A4 Questions
>
> Today, I picked up an early series 75A4 receiver that is a candidate for
> restoration and reuse.  However, there are a few questions posed to the
> BA membership:
>
>     - Need a dial for the PTO.  The original dial has 25% of the skirt
> broken off-  any available or a source- does not have to be exact nor a
> vernier unit..
>
>     - The unit has a 3.1 mech. filter which will be O.K.. for AM use but
> would like a SSB (2.1 or 1.5) filter and a CW filter (500 Hz).  Can any
> Fair Radio Sales filters be "adapted" for plug in use?  Any extra
> filters out there at a reasonable cost?
>
>     - The front panel is "grungy" and I will use a liquid detergent soap
> (Dial) and a soft cloth to clean.  Some of the white silk screened
> letters looks a bit "weak" so I don't want to cause any more problems.
>
> Thanks to all for many answers to my earlier postings.   Bill//KC4ZZ
>
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