The roller inductor in my antenna tuner is oxidized and dirty. What is the best way to clean the conductor surfaces?? - John Owens - N7TK _______________________________________________ _____________
I just used a green scratch pad on mine a few weeks ago. It cleaned it up nicely and now makes good contact. LIGHTLY is the key word here. You don't want to take off the plating on the wire. When you
Author: GEO Badger via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 19:09:30 +0000 (UTC)
I strongly suggest you don't use any abrasives. The opportunity for removing plating is too great. A Pink Pearl pencil eraser will do the job beautifully. Jim W7RY sez: I just used a green scratch pa
An eraser is not nearly abrasive enough if the rollers are as pitted and corroded as mine were. Also had to get after the contact wheels and clean them up too. The tuner works perfectly now. Jim W7RY
Hello all, Would something like Tarnex work? Flushed with some ethyl alcohol. Or, am I 'blaspheming'? 73 de Steve, NR4M _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTa
Ive put a few items through the dishwasher over the years and always happy with the results. 73 Stan, K5GO _______________________________________________ ____________________________________________
I had similar problems with my ATR-30 tuner and used Deoxit D5. Got it from Amazon and it worked miracles and has lasted a long time after just one treatment. Richard *W7ZR* ex:5C5Z, CN2ZR, K2JSP, W6