Advice on cleaning HW-101 chassis

[W. Kranitz]

Hi,

I used to own a company that repaired musical and other electronics.
Some of those items were so scuzzy it was almost beyond belief. We
used to douse the boards with denatured or isopropyl alcohol, then
tried them wit a fan.

******Warning******* Do it outside and keep away from flames as
this is definitely a fire hazard, but it does clean dirt off of circuit
boards and doesn't take too long to dry.


Wes
WA4AME

Stewart D Lyon wrote:
>
> Hi Gang,
> I'm in the process of restoring a HW-101. After a lot of work, I have had
> it working and on the air.  Now I would like to clean it up, especially
> the PCBs which are extreamly dirty. I have removed the front panel and
> VFO but now I need some advice on how to clean the boards. I've seen them
> clean Tektronic scopes by just dunking the in water, spraying them off
> with water and air then put them in a warm oven. Has anyone tried this on
> a Heathkit chassis??  What kind of solvent is safe?? Will any of the
> components soak up water?? Any other ideas??
>
> On another topic -- I'm looking for a 3393.4 KHz (LSB) crystal. The one
> in this rig is too low in freq. Just before I got this rig, I sold a
> modulator board and now I need a part from it.   Anyway does anyone have
> a spare they are willing to part with??
>
> Thanks es
> 73, Stu - W6CUX
> Winnetka, CA
> ARRL Life Member
>
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