I've used automotive brake cleaner to good effect. Also cellulose or xylene
thinners would work.
I bought an SB220 some years ago that looked like it was gold anodised inside
and instantly filled the room with the smell of pipe tobacco whenever it was
switched on. The tank coils were chocolate brown and the tubes were yellow
like the headlamps on old-fashioned Citroen cars. The resistors were all
brown-coloured with brown bands (surely they weren't ALL 22R??) and the wires
were all brown.....all held together with sticky brown dust. The thing
worked...and still does....but no wonder the owner was an SK
I can't remember what I cleaned it out with, but suspect that it was alcohol
based.
Cheers
Dave G0OIL
-----Original Message-----
From: ToddRoberts2001@aol.com
Sent: 01 August 2009 00:27
To: amps@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Cleaning Cigarette tar....?
In a message dated 7/31/2009 6:32:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rich@n7tr.com writes:
Picked up an amp the looks like its been around smokers.....Any thoughts
on best way to try and clean up most of the tar / residue?
Thanks...
Rich N7TR
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I have had excellent luck using a bottle of rubbing alcohol and
soft rags or Q-tips to get into tight places. The alcohol makes
light work of old tobacco stains and dissolves it immediately
and then evaporates leaving no residue after wiping with a rag.
The alcohol works great on grungy old aluminum or steel chassis
that have baked-on tobacco grime and grease if you
don't want to use a cleaner that requires rinsing with water.
Some older paints can be damaged with alcohol so you should
test a small inconspicuous area first to make sure the alcohol
does not harm the paint,if you need to clean the painted outside
cabinet also.
73 Todd WD4NGG
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