From: "Jim Shorney" 
Subject: Re: [drakelist] Bathing Drakes?


On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:56:51 -0400, VE3AX wrote:

>I can't help but worry about survivability of the coil forms inside the cans
>and the switch wafers on getting sprayed with Simple Green or some such
>smoke removing cleaner, then water.  I don't think I'd put the PTO through
>such an ordeal.
>
>Comments anyone?

FWIW...

In the modern manufacturing world, PC boards are often washed with
"de-ionized" water in what amounts to a huge dishwasher/dryer.

I have an HR2510 that took a bath in dirty rainwater whilst resting on
the floorboard of my GF's car some 12 years ago.  I took it home and
immediatly rinsed it (inside and out) with tap water, dried it with a
hair dryer, and let it sit in the oven at very low temp for a few
hours.  It's been working fine ever since.

Can't comment on the Simple Green, etc., but God only knows what was in
that rainwater coming off a city street during a downpour....

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