I Have A Northern Electric Baby Champ Tube Radio And I Wanna Clean The Tubes In It But Dunno What To Clean Them With Beside Alcohol That Dosen't Contain Any Oils???
I Know You Can Use Alcohol But I Only Have Alcohol With 70% Isopropyl Alcohol In It, Is That Ok??
2007-07-13 00:21:03 · 4 answers · asked by unkown101 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Radio
Clean vacuum tubes with a vacuum cleaner.
Seriously, though, why not just use a paper towel dampened with a window cleaner, like Windex? That won't harm glass or plastic and should do the job. Use ammonia, not alcohol. Alcohol is likely to dissolve the printed numbers on the tubes.
2007-07-13 00:23:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windex would be good. I don't think that the 70% Isopropyl would hurt but if you can get 90% pure that would be better. Just make certain that the radio is off, AND HAS BEEN OFF for about an hour before you do this unless you remove the tubes. The power supply filter capacitors can take a very long time to discharge and you could be zapped by the plate B+.
2007-07-13 07:27:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
any alcohol is fine the tip is to clean them an let them dry, you can use things like windex or 409, just clean pad dry an let set for awhile. hope this helps
2007-07-13 10:28:23 · answer #3 · answered by panthor001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything other than a wipe with a dry cloth or soft tissue to take the dust off is going to erase the markings.
2007-07-13 07:25:11 · answer #4 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋