[Argonaut_USERS_Group] Argonaut 509 # 4540 lives!

[Al Gulseth]

Another lubricant that seems to work well in this situation is Marvel Mystery 
Oil. I recently picked up an Omni-A that had been sitting around for a while 
-- obviously, the PTO was a bit stiff. Since the "innards" of the PTO are in 
clear view with the top cover of the rig off, I took a toothpick and 
carefully placed small drops of oil on each of the bearings as well as on the 
pistol sliding mechanism etc. The treatment definitely made a difference.

There are probably many lubricants that would work in a similar fashion; the 
only concern I would see would be if any of them might damage the plastic 
and/or brass parts.

73, Al

On Monday March 21 2005 9:27 pm, Bob Ragain wrote:
> Michael,
>
> I had a similar experience with my 509.  A couple of years ago it came out
> of storage and the PTO was really sluggish.  I let a little Mobil synthetic
> motor oil seep into the gap between the concentric shaft parts and let it
> soak with the radio sitting on it's back.  I'd occasionally move the shaft
> a little. After a couple of days the PTO worked great, and still does.
>
> Bob  WB4ETT
>
> At 04:00 AM 03/21/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> >Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:14:25 -0500
>
> From: Michael Babineau <michael.babineau at sympatico.ca>
>
> >Subject: [Argonaut_USERS_Group] Argonaut 509 # 4540 lives!
> >To: argonaut_users_group at mailman.qth.net
> >
> >I finally got around to pulling my 509 out of its box in the basement
> >to have a closer look at it. I don't think that this rig has been on the
> >air since about 1990.
>
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