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« on: June 22, 2022, 08:55:17 PM »

I've got one of those big Johnson rolling "edge-wound" inductors - a model 226-2. Not technically a "roller" inductor, since the roller is actually a sliding contact. It's in excellent condition, but the plating could use a little cleaning. An old Johnson/Cardwell catalog describes it simply as "plated", but doesn't specify what sort of plating it is, though it looks like it might be silver. Has anyone tried cleaning one of these? I'm thinking I might try brushing on some of my wife's silver jewelry cleaner (not abrasive), but I don't want to risk damaging the plating. I've also got a similar B&W inductor that also looks like silver plate.
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« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2022, 10:14:50 PM »

Scroll thru this thread:

https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/w7tfo-hints-kinks-fear-loathing-in-the-land-of-engineering.525303/

Amongst my other items, I have a write-up on just such a restoration.

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« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2022, 09:52:01 AM »

Thanks - I will check that out.

Scroll thru this thread:

https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/w7tfo-hints-kinks-fear-loathing-in-the-land-of-engineering.525303/

Amongst my other items, I have a write-up on just such a restoration.

73DG
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« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2022, 12:35:58 PM »

And...why is it always my luck that there is a arc spot right exactly where I need to be, such as 3870, 3885 etc.... Angry
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« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2022, 06:32:19 PM »

Very cool - thanks. Just so happens that I've got a bottle of Tarnex handy.
The catalog says "...handle well over a kilowatt of plate modulated RF energy to 30 Mhz". I wonder if that means a 250 watt carrier modulated 100%, or a 1000 watt fully modulated carrier? It's a pretty robust coil.

Scroll thru this thread:

https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/w7tfo-hints-kinks-fear-loathing-in-the-land-of-engineering.525303/

Amongst my other items, I have a write-up on just such a restoration.

73DG
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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2022, 09:00:03 PM »

That would be a kilowatt I put, appx 700 watts carrier and 2.8kw pep or so.

Think of it as a roller for a desk kw.


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« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2022, 09:40:07 AM »

Very cool - thanks. Just so happens that I've got a bottle of Tarnex handy.

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Also rinse with a solution of baking soda... it's an acid.
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« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2022, 10:34:52 AM »

Yes, very good idea. Many years ago, when I was into boats, a local boat shop recommended a powerful cleaner for me to use to clean a corroded brass air cleaner. I bought a bottle, and it worked amazingly well, but that brass part smoked in the solution. The cleaner was basically pure acid. Nasty stuff.

Very cool - thanks. Just so happens that I've got a bottle of Tarnex handy.

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GLOVES.
Definitely use gloves with "Tarnex".
Also rinse with a solution of baking soda... it's an acid.
Followed by clear water...

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