[BC] CA BTA-50H parts
gRAdy Moates
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Mon Oct 10 11:44:39 CDT 2005
DANA PUOPOLO mused:
> I drove to the TX and found the .01 20 kV plate bypass cap had popped and
> sprayed oil (likely PCB oil, but back in the '70's no one knew)everywhere.
> I
> began cleaning it up with acetone and rags.
> My hands were numb from the acetone for about an hour after I was done. Of
> course, no one knew how bad acetone was then either.
This explains a lot.
I, of course, was cleaning old Magnecord PT-6's with
Carbon TetraChloride and my bare hands when I was
18, and there's nothin' worng with me. ( heh )
Grady
BTW: I have that rig's parts dis-assembled and in cardboard boxes,
if anyone ever needs parts for an RCA BTA-50H. I even still have
the solid-state exciter retrofit chassis.
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