[SEDXC] Cleaning large, multi-ganged veriable capacitors

[Hal Kennedy]

Put them in the dishwasher.....set to "normal"

Put a drop of light oil in the bearings when they come out.

Hal N4GG



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From: sedxc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:sedxc-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Rich Arland
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 8:33 PM
To: North Georgia QRP Group; Northeast QRP Club; QRP-List; QRP-L; South
East DX Club; Doug Hendricks; Andy Howard
Subject: [SEDXC] Cleaning large, multi-ganged veriable capacitors


Hi Gang:

 

does anyone know of a good, inexpensive way to clean up old 365 pf and
450 pf multi-ganged variable caps? I have a couple that I want to use in
my new ATU and need some info on how to get rid of all the gunk on the
caps. Looks like they've been in storage for a long, long time. Lots of
crud all over the stator & rotor plates. Bearings are sticky. 

 

I had thought of using an alcohol bath in an ultrasonic cleaner.
Unfortunately I don;t have an ultrasonic unit. 

 

Any one have an idea??

VY 73 es GUD DX!
 
Rich Arland, K7SZ
Bent Dipole Ranch
Dacula, GA
 
Cogito Ergo CQ! (I Think Therefore I Ham!)
(With apologies to Rene Descartes, 1596 to 1650)



 		 	   		  
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