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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