[Amps] How to safely clean an amplifier?

[Mark Beckwith]

Don't I recall hearing as a kid that Henry Radio cleaned Collins S-Lines by 
putting them in a bath tub and taking the hose to them?  I guess it would 
depend on how the amp is built and what it will withstand in the way of 
water and pressure.  Certainly with caution and high quality components, I 
would think this could be an option.  I imagine it would be important to dry 
it quickly with some amount of heat and/or forced air.

I would not hesitate to do this to some of the boat anchors in my barn.  But 
not others :)

Mark, N5OT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harold Mandel" <hmandel at barantelecom.com>
To: "Jack/W6NF" <vhfplus at bmg50.com>; "amps" <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] How to safely clean an amplifier?


> Jack,
>
> You know in your heart the only true method
> is a total refurbishment: Yank every single
> component out and reduce the unit to a bare
> metal chassis and have it re-plated with
> Iridium Class-III (conductive yellow).
>
> Is this your only amp? Did you buy it just to
> get a signal on the air or for a tinkering project?
>
> Cheap and dirty involves setting it on a milk
> crate in your driveway, removing however much
> as you can, and using cans of tuner cleaner,
> an air compressor and a stiff parts brush,
> blow the crud out, wipe the metal and paint
> down with Windex, let her dry up and
> slam it back together.
>
> Hal
> W4HBM
>
>
>
> {snip}
> I would like suggestions for a suitable cleaner to
> safely remove any deposits of dirt/crud that require
> more aggressive cleaning.
> {snip}
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