[1000mp] Oiling The Tuning Shaft?

[Rob]

This has nothing directly to do with the tuning shaft, but re  
humidity, I highly recommend getting a large whole house dehumidifier,  
the type that has a hose attached that can continuously empty into a  
basement drain and run it whenever it gets damp indoors.  I have my  
shack in the basement also, and got one of these a few years ago and  
the shack is a lot more comfortable now with it set on 40% whereas  
before it could get damp and clammy down there.  I even run it  
sometimes in winter and the side benefit is that dry air is probably  
good for the electronic gear too.   You may find as I did that air  
conditioning is needed less--there are lots of times when the air only  
needs water removed and doesn't need to be cooled.

73

rob / k5uj


On Jan 5, 2009, at 9:46 PM, wjs073 at bellsouth.net wrote:

> When I first got my used 1000MP I read through the archives on this
> reflector. I noticed a few threads about the tuning shaft freezing  
> up to the
> point where it couldn't be turned. There were suggestions to put a  
> drop of
> oil on the shaft and let it work into the sleeve to free things up.
>
> My MP is in a basement hamshack, where spring and fall humidity levels
> can be relatively high. Is it a good idea to put that drop of oil on  
> the shaft
> (and on the sub receiver's tuning shaft) even though there is  
> currently no
> hint of binding? Would Hoppe's Number 9 be suitable? Or is this an  
> urban
> legend- an unnecessary procedure or one that should be avoided?
>
> DE K3AN
>