Heathkit HW-101: Can it be saved?? 

1978 I became a Ham throuh a school club run by Science Teach and Ham Radio Operator. He had set up the radio room outfitted with a HW-101 that licensed students had access to before and after school and during lnch and recess. Great memories, still a Ham today!

A braver ham than me Charlie Brown! ;-) I think you're gonna do fine and look forward to the nice restoration! 73 - Dino KLØS

We used to go to the car wash to foam the chassis and boards (after removing relays and meters) with tire wash foam. Basically the same stuff as superclean. cleaned a lot of oil from blown up HV capacitors from amplifiers that way. Just let it sit in the sun for a couple of days to dry out and if there were coils or transformers submerge them in alcohol after they are dry. The alcohol will remove the last of the residue and dry out any water in hidden places upon evaporating.

Enjoyed this very much. Dave N9HF

Glad to run into your pages. I am on my second Hot Water 101 project, or should I say HW 100 this time. I did a 101 that started out as a parts chassis. Stripped it down to bare frame. Last Saturday I got the HW 100 also a parts chassis. Lots of cleaning but not quiet as bad as yours.Still in the clean and look stage. They are fun to work on if that's what you are into. I'm not a double E just a hobbyist. I watched all your videos on this radio. Nice job.Carl

Wow man I just loved this video. Another follower here. 73

Looking good

I have 2 carcasses of the 101 in great shape that I found for pennies, one has the tubes the other not. One of these days I will dive into restoring one of them

The paint is removed due to exposure to grease (oil therefrom) that seeps out over the years. Note its near the VFO knob. Its clean as should be inside

Oh my dear. He asked money for that dirt? I gave free a whole working Ford Corsair (1964 model)to someone who wanted to buy it. My 73s from 5B4ER.

I just watched "The Flea Market!! Hamvention 2022" video on "Ham Radio Crash Course" and at 48:15 noticed something that looked familiar. Could it be this very rig? :)

Please give us the details on the "Super Clean" product. It did an amazing job! Link?

I did find the Super Clean product! Have you used it to remove soldering flux? If so, how well did it work? (I use Amtech brand flux.) Did it damage the board; I am not sure that it is rated for plastic, as it is a degreaser and plastics can be oil-based...

The guy that had this, must have been a *real PIG!!*

Oh wow, disgusting but that just makes it all the more satisfying to restore. I think I'd start by giving it a bath.

This project is bound to be very interesting. Cleaning the case is one thing, I'm curious to see how the inner areas are cleaned. I work on projects like this from time to time. But I've never had a device in such a miserable condition. One thing I don't understand, even if you're a smoker, you should realize at some point that it's time to start a cleanse. mny 73 de Bernd

Great find??? Like you, I am not sure, at all, and am rather skeptical of the project. I think I would have started with testing the tubes, even before cleaning anything. They are the project's go-no-go point. But, as most look okay, I think it makes sense to commit to the gory cleanup. Then, do some testing and reevaluate, before finishing cleaning and painting. Odor Control Tips = After cleaning, seal as many surfaces as possible with Zissner BIN123 Primer (Kilz won't kill the odor.) This primer is amazing at stopping odors. I even sealed gasoline that had soaked into the concrete, when I took in part of the storage room to make a nursery. But, this stuff has a tremendous solvent odor, itself, and should be used outdoors. It dries really fast and the odor goes completely away. A treatment with ozone and ionization will help finalize the removal of lingering odors. Ozone is even sold in a can. IIRC, it can be found in the automotive parts department/store. Whether using a generator, or can, place the unit in an airtight container and let it "soak" for a few days. Treat and soak it outdoors. I am rather confident that you are never going to completely remove the odor from the PCB and that the odor will be noticeable when the unit is used/warms up and on humid days, in use, or not. There is the happy-wife factor to consider, in this regard. But, good on you, if you give it a go.

Don't restore too fast. Don't give up. You have to strip all the tar destroyed paint. Good paint is hard to find. Just pick another color and texture and plunge through.

Let me know if I can help in any way.

Been using 6au6 in drake r4a with good results

Sei lá o que "Papagaio" está falando...

Why do you associate the pichonie shells with the presense of rodents?

i wonder what his lungs looked like