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| awemawson:
Not quite so easy in a confined space your Johnness :thumbup: However I've done an experiment with a short length of 20 mm thick walled plastic conduit and a heat gun, and 'ironed it flat' - it flattens to pretty well exactly the correct width leaving a 2mm gap due to rebound, and slicing out one side with an angle grinder with a 1 mm disk makes a perfectly presentable imitation of the original capping :ddb: :ddb: :ddb: :ddb: Whether I can do a 750 mm length remains to be seen |
| awemawson:
So I donned the marigolds and got down to some serious cleaning in the electrical tray this morning. Firstly I tried the technique on a small 'bodge board' that is attached to the PLC: |
| awemawson:
OK that seemed to work :) The 'method' was liberal application of methylated spirits with a paint brush, accompanied by vigerous scrubbing with the brush, and drying off with a compressed air line. Seems to work so lets attack the rest of the electrical tray: |
| tekfab:
--- Quote from: awemawson on August 11, 2013, 06:25:28 AM ---OK that seemed to work :) The 'method' was liberal application of methylated spirits with a paint brush, --- End quote --- Jeesh ! what a waste of good drinking meths ! :drool: Mike |
| awemawson:
A fair amount of pushing rags under wires was needed to get the base properly clean - it's still not perfect but a major improvement. Now to attack the air shelf. Seems to contain an air manifold and air pressure switch, but its all so badly clagged up its hard to tell. Same technique produced this: |
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