Get to bring this home today. Not that I have room, but will give me something to do in the off time. Pretty sure it isnt usable. But neat none the less. Was offered it for free, but the situation said I should give something for it. Got it in the trailer for $30. Any suggestions on clean up other than hot soapy water and elbow grease?
While I'm sure all of it needs some TLC I wouldn't be surprised if most of it can be brought to working condition relatively easy. The oscilloscope is probably the only thing with complicated electronics in it, which may make it the hardest one to get running - but also the most interesting and useful one for ignition work.
There isn't much you can do about the heavy rust, but the rest should clean up pretty well after you get the dirt off just use car wax or white polishing compound, careful though as the paint is not very thick.. really cool haul you made there. that base cabinet is the same as the one under my Distributor machine
Yes, slow and easy on revival. No straight Purple Power! There is a big thread on reviving these, with some sources. The main thing I got from reading through it is do not just plug it in. Old capacitors go bad and short, causing bad things when given power. I go mine looking better, but haven't gone through the backside with all the electrical repairs. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...rs-scopes-analyzer-distributor-thread.839016/
I have one of those cabinets in my workshop as well. As was stated, neat to look at, and the cabinet is useful. If the rest only becomes wall art, it was still worth salvaging. From the logo down, I think I'd scrub that cabinet with SOS pads or something, at least get the flaky rust and stains off of what is left of the paint, then spray some wax or something on it. It'll be heavily patina'd when you're done, but I bet a lot of it would clean off.
If you're careful, after a light soapy-scrubbing to remove dirt/etc, I'd try some carefully applied CRC to remove rust n crap. If you're willing to disassemble, citric acid dip/soak. Either way, you'll probably be surprised at what shows up afterwards, at least old paint-wise. Soldering in new caps would be worth it, if you want to actually use it, time-consuming detail-work, though. & then do the adjustments to accurize things. Be nice when you're done... Marcus...
There are a few Sun brand extras that I got as well along with some other off brand stuff. Anyone see something out of the ordinary? I would be willing to let some of that go if anyone needs parts or 'collects' other brands. Thanks for the tips. Will attack this slow and steady. Who knows, may even get clean finger nails out of the deal.
It never works out that way for me. I end up coated with a bunch of the gunk I've removed. It reminds me of a very old comic that resonated with me back when my age was single digits. Pretty sure it Cracked mag, not Mad or Cartoons. Drawing of a motorcycle absolutely gleaming, every surface reflecting light, with a filthy, scruffy guy next to it. Caption was something like "How does the dirtiest guy in town have the cleanest bike?" I've gotten better about not getting it all on me, but still resemble that comic.
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