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David wrote: On 25 Sep 2005 11:20:40 -0700, "Les" wrote: Yes, cigarettes are bad for your health, but I've not seen any radios of the 50's 60's tube era that were "damaged" by smoke/nicotine. Hammarlund SP-600's and R-390 series receivers were literally covered with a golden brown coating of nicotine and continued to work in spite of it. Cuhulin, you actually need to get an antenna and a real shortwave receiver and then study real hard before you unleash those two peas that rattle around inside your malformed skull. Les Locklear Monitoring since ' 57 Located on the Gulf of Mexico Bendix R-1051B/URR Hallicrafters SX-62A Hammarlund SP-600JX-14 Kiwa Modified Icom R75 RCA CR-88A http://www.hammarlund.info/homepage.html The deposits are bad for switch contacts and deadly on Daven step attenuators used widely in old-fashioned mixing desks. Also very bad on tape heads. Where do you find tape heads and daven step attenuators on a shortwave receiver? Oh, I know that some portables have a tape recorder unit, but I'm talking a "real" shortwave receiver? All of you idiots need to find another hobby or a job that keeps you busier. Les Locklear Monitoring since ' 57 Located on the Gulf of Mexico Bendix R-1051B/URR Hallicrafters SX-62A Hammarlund SP-600JX-14 Kiwa Modified Icom R75 RCA CR-88A http://www.hammarlund.info/homepage.html |
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I'd be careful with the ammonia.
I have read other posts saying that cleaning with Windex removed some of the stenciled labels on the face of the radio. I don't know if plain vinegar and water may be safer. "Tony Meloche" wrote in message ... Daniel J. Morlan wrote: Was wondering if anyone here has had any experience removing smoker's odors from a used radio? I won an auction for a Radio Shack DX-398, and I had originally sold mine to pay some bills. I was ecstatic to have won, and am STILL ecstatic to have "my" radio back, and here it will STAY for all time. Just it stinks like it was used for an ashtray. Was considering putting it in an airtight container with baking soda... (No baking soda ON the console or anything, mind you... Just sharing a large container with a cup of it harmlessly to the side.) Regards, Daniel The "sealed in a bag with baking soda" idea can't hurt, and may indeed help - I would think it would take several days. Before you do that, mix up a solution of ammonia and warm water. Wring the cloth out *thoroughly*, and wipe down the radio as well as you can - this will not hurt it. You may even want to do it twice. If the water turns a faint yellowish color, you are getting rid of most of the source of smell right there. Follow that with a fresh solution of baking soda in water. Remember to always wring the washcloth out very thoroughly. Then, if you wish, follow up with the baking-soda-in-a-bag idea. The combination should greatly diminish - if not eliminate completely - the smell. And as someone else wrote, just plain "time" will help, too. Tony ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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homepc wrote:
I'd be careful with the ammonia. I have read other posts saying that cleaning with Windex removed some of the stenciled labels on the face of the radio. I don't know if plain vinegar and water may be safer. I'd never use an ammonia/water solution that was very strong, or scrubbed in vigorously, but I have been using that on every kind of plastic case for years and have had no problems at all. I did stress that the rag must be wrung out thoroughly, but I should have stressed that it should be a mild solution to begin with, yeah. Tony "Tony Meloche" wrote in message ... Daniel J. Morlan wrote: Was wondering if anyone here has had any experience removing smoker's odors from a used radio? I won an auction for a Radio Shack DX-398, and I had originally sold mine to pay some bills. I was ecstatic to have won, and am STILL ecstatic to have "my" radio back, and here it will STAY for all time. Just it stinks like it was used for an ashtray. Was considering putting it in an airtight container with baking soda... (No baking soda ON the console or anything, mind you... Just sharing a large container with a cup of it harmlessly to the side.) Regards, Daniel The "sealed in a bag with baking soda" idea can't hurt, and may indeed help - I would think it would take several days. Before you do that, mix up a solution of ammonia and warm water. Wring the cloth out *thoroughly*, and wipe down the radio as well as you can - this will not hurt it. You may even want to do it twice. If the water turns a faint yellowish color, you are getting rid of most of the source of smell right there. Follow that with a fresh solution of baking soda in water. Remember to always wring the washcloth out very thoroughly. Then, if you wish, follow up with the baking-soda-in-a-bag idea. The combination should greatly diminish - if not eliminate completely - the smell. And as someone else wrote, just plain "time" will help, too. Tony ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Les wrote:
All of you idiots need to find another hobby or a job that keeps you busier. Taking lessons from the dxAce book of manners? Why? You are smarter than that. mike |
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