Hi Joe,

It's not a joke! I have done this, and it works very well.
It is a bit aggressive on paint, though. It was a standard
treatment for old tube trunk mount 2-way radios.

Hams, being smokers of professional caliber, really wreck their
equipment with tobacco smoke. Sometimes a dishwasher is the best
way. When the chassis comes out of the DW, it is as pretty as when
it was new. Water isn't harmful to most electronic parts. You have
to bake the radio for 24 hours after doing this kind of treatment.

-Chuck Harris


Joe wrote:
I have gotten a real nasty ones, the only thing that work's best way is to
carefully scrub with elecroststic smoke eater cleaner + final rinse with
distilled water and a good long hot air dry. Its not cheap, about $14 at
Sears.

I hear of some guys on the Heath reflector covering the cans, vfo's, etc and
using the dishwasher.
I have never done this, perhaps it was a joke.
However I do bake enamel on R-390 knobs in the toaster on 175 for a couple
hours

-Joe


"lorentzson" wrote in message
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I am wondering if there is a tried and true way of getting rid of the

smoke smell out of radios? Would appreciate any and all help. thanks
in advance. cl 73