[TenTec] Ten-tec Triton IV (540 restoration)

[James C. Owen, III]

I find that what best for me is plane old liquid handsoap, Ivory liquid, soft soap etc. Do not remove paint just the gunk. Use a stiff but not hard  brush and it will work just fine.
73 Jim K4CGY

--- On Mon, 10/12/09, Bill Harris <w7kxb at msn.com> wrote:

> From: Bill Harris <w7kxb at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten-tec Triton IV (540 restoration)
> To: tentec at contesting.com, geraldj at weather.net
> Date: Monday, October 12, 2009, 2:23 PM
> 
> Tri sodium Phosphate for cleaning old boat anchors worked
> very well for me.
> Of course, YMMV
> BillHarris
> 
> > From: prosolar at sssnet.com
> > To: geraldj at weather.net;
> tentec at contesting.com
> > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:16:09 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten-tec Triton IV (540
> restoration)
> > 
> > Whoa!
> > 
> > watch out and be careful  using 409 cleaner, or
> any other cleaner for  
> > that matter.
> > 
> > I've had 409 take the paint and silkscreen right off
> of front panels.
> > 
> > I completely destroyed a triton IV using mr clean.
> > 
> > 
> > Mike, WB8VGE
> > SunLight Energy Systems
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> > J e e p
> > o|||||||o
> > Note: No trees were killed in the sending of this
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> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Oct 12, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson
> wrote:
> > 
> > On Mon, 2009-10-12 at 08:48 -0700, Marvin Haynes
> wrote:
> > > I recently bought a Triton IV at a hamfest. It
> appeared to be a  
> > > basket case
> > > , with the faceplate stained yellow with tobacco
> tar. It is a  
> > > restoration
> > > project in progress, but I have managed to get
> the receiver back to  
> > > life.
> > > The PTO tunes well, but the dial pointer is stuck
> on the right side.  
> > > Before
> > > I attempt to getting into the string, is there
> any Triton IV  
> > > specific  dial
> > > restring instructions out there on the
> internet?(like taking the  
> > > faceplate
> > > off to get to the string). Also, the receiver has
> a loud AGC pop.
> > > I have read that this is a common problem, and
> there was a mod for  
> > > this.
> > > The serial # for my radio is 01012. Was this a
> very early version of
> > > the radio?  Any information would be
> appreciated.--Marvin, WB4OKM
> > >
> > I found a couple years ago that an industrial strength
> ammonia cleaner
> > from the hardware store was very effective at cleaning
> tobacco tar off a
> > radio front panel. It helped that this panel had been
> painted with epoxy
> > paint, I think. Others like 409 got the paper towel
> dirty but the panel
> > stayed yellow.
> > 
> > 73, Jerry, K0CQ
> > 
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