[Amps] Washing Equipment (was SB-220 Shorted HV Transformer)

[Dino Darling]

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Philip wrote:
>I never thought of using a water-only run on a dishwasher to clean up a
>dirty amp.  I have a SB-200 that has sat in a garage for many years and
>is very dirty inside.  I may have to try this method.  Do you dry it
>with the dishwashers drying element or let it air dry (or both)?
>
>Philip

>RDavis wrote:
> > Before settting out on so serious an enterprise as this, I thought it best
> > to give the thing a bath.
> > It was so full of dirt, dust and general crud. You know what one 
> looks like
> > when it has been sitting around in a garage for many years.
> >
> > I removed the tubes, front panel, and the electrolytics and put it in the
> > dishwasher. No soap, just very hot water. I didn't know what the 
> soap would
> > do if it got inside anything.
> > It is not quite as clean as it might be if I had used soap, but it's in
> > pretty good shape.

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