TOBACCO SMELL

[CHRISTOPHER W. (Chris) BOONE]

I have taken old two way radios (Motorola, GE, etc) to car washes and
used the high pressure hose to get rid of dirt, dust, mud, etc..
resistors dont lose their stripes under these conditions...
I have also used the dishwasher for small PCboards, etc....after washing
put them in a oven with the temp set at 150-180....let it bake for
2hrs or until dry (I didnt say DONE!)....
I used this once in doing some cleaning of a repeater....it worked
like a champ after the bath and bake! Just make sure all moveable
parts get lubed afterwards...

Chris
WB5ITT

Jim Bo wrote:
>
> I have tried this numerous times and it works.
>
> Do not use the "dry" cycle.
>
> I hand fill the dish washer with luke warm water (and soap, depending on what part of the
> cycle you are on) to make sure the water is not to hot.
>
> Make sure you de-oxit the pots and switches after the cleaning.  Lube the mechanical
> mechanism of the rotary switches.
>
> Dry it for two days in the sun.  Don't get anxious and fire up the radio unitl is fully
> dry.
>
> You will be both amazed and pleased.
>
> Jim

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