Nostalgia has an odor

[KG4CGC]

Nag Champa and rosin smoke.

[kb2vxa]

Ah yes, the in scents of hippie hams. Bet you didn't know hash oil is good flux and makes soldering fun.

[NQ6U]

Ah yes, the in scents of hippie hams. Bet you didn't know hash oil is good flux and makes soldering fun.

But you always end up with cold joints.

[ab1ga]

The smell is probably outgassing from insulation or other plastics inside. Same principle as new car smell, and with similar results: the plastics get brittle, and ultimately fail.

Some of the old wax-coated capacitors also have unique smell.

So do blown selenium rectifiers.

73,

.dale.

[kb2vxa]

I'd rather not blow salmineo rectumfryers, thank you. Early signs of selenium poisoning include vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, irritability, garlicky smelling breath, and numbness and loss of control in the arms and legs. Long-term effects can include hair loss, discolored nails, skin rash, and loss of nails.

Bet you didn't know hash oil is good flux and makes soldering fun.
"But you always end up with cold joints."
These things have more than one use.

[kc2zfa]

I love the smell of Millen parts in the morning...

[kb2vxa]

Smells like... IF cans.

[kc2zfa]

Smells like... IF cans.

or SSB phasing units ! or antenna bridges !

[NQ6U]

Smells like Tune Spirit.

[n2ize]

The smell is probably outgassing from insulation or other plastics inside. Same principle as new car smell, and with similar results: the plastics get brittle, and ultimately fail.

Some of the old wax-coated capacitors also have unique smell.

So do blown selenium rectifiers.

73,

.dale.

I've had the pleasure of experiencing the fumes from an overheated selenium rectifier on more than one occaision. First time it happened I was looking behing the work table to try and find out what died back there. Quite putrid and very toxic in high concentrations.