[TowerTalk] Force 12 rebuild

[Tom_N2SR]

Nice work!  
One thought about cleaning aluminum.  A few years ago, I posted here looking for a way to clean up aluminum that was sitting in the dirt.  Someone suggested HVAC coil cleaner.  I was able to get a small container of the stuff, and WOW does it work.  It's very caustic, and you'll have to wear good gloves and old clothes, but it works extremely well, and it's probably much cheaper than the Locktite product you used.   I used the coil cleaner straight, applied it with old rags (they will disintegrate as you used them!), let it sit a bit, and use the garden hose to spray the stuff off.   The booms and tubing looked 100% better.  Not like brand new "polished" tubing, but still much better than having it look grungy.
Tom, N2SR
 

      From: Howard Hoyt <hhoyt at mebtel.net>
 To: towertalk at contesting.com 
 Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 11:03 PM
 Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Force 12 rebuild
   
Hi all,

All the talk about older Force 12 linear loading vs. Tornado coil 
upgrades inspired me to rebuild a 20-yr old C-4SXL I have had stored in 
pieces for a few years.  I took some pictures along the way, and you can 
read about the process here:

https://proaudioeng.com/force-12-c-4sxl-rebuild/

I appreciate all the knowledge I have gained from this group that helped 
me with the project, your comments and abuse are welcomed.

Cheers & 73,

Howie - WA4PSC
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