Thanks to all that have replied to my post,
I have now cleaned the the valves, chimneys and inside of lid with sugar
soap (worked a treat),
It's a lot better now and the solid air freshener near the intake helps !!!!
I think at some point I will need to dig a bit deeper into the amp and give
the same
treatment to the fan. That will be another weekend job to do when the
EasyTune kit
and external fan arrives.
Cheers
Paul G0HWC
www.g0hwc.com / www.sstv.org.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "jeremy-ca" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
To: "Paul Young" <paul@g0hwc.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Nicotine from last owner :-(
> Absolutely OK to do that. You may also want to wash the impeller blades of
> the blower and both sides of the top cover. The dishwasher is a good spot
> for the tubes. For the rest I use a foaming bathroom cleanser, Im sure
> there are similar products over there.
>
> Ive had amps in here that hadnt been used in 5-10 years that still stank.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Young" <paul@g0hwc.com>
> To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 4:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Nicotine from last owner :-(
>
>
>> Would it be OK to remove the 2 tubes 4CX800's and wash them?
>> As it gets worse when TXing it seems a lot is in the fins of the 4CX800's
>>
>> Paul G0HWC
>> www.g0hwc.com / www.sstv.org.uk
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Thompson" <g8gsq@eltac.co.uk>
>> To: <amps@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 9:23 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] Nicotine from last owner :-(
>>
>>
>>> >Hi all,
>>> > I have now got my Alpha 87A working. Now I have a small
>>> >problem with
>>> >the smell of nicotine from last owner.
>>> Being really pedantic, what's troubling you is mostly tar, not
>>> nicotine. That will point you at effective solvents if you want to
>>> wash it away. The alternative is to drive off the volatile content
>>> which gives the smell.
>>>
>>> Take the covers off and blow a fan heater at it for a couple of
>>> days in a shed, or bake it at 50C in an oven for as long as you
>>> can get away with it, opening the door regularly to let all the
>>> evaporated stuff escape.
>>>
>>> Steve
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