[Boatanchors] Light Machine Oil for Controls, Switches, etc????

[david knepper]

Don't spray, use a Q-tip soaked with a lubricant, like synthetic oil that 
you buy from Wal-Mart.

Dave, W3ST
Publisher of the Collins Journal
Secretary to the Collins Radio Association
www.collinsra.com - the CRA Website
Now with PayPal
CRA Nets: 3.805 Mhz every Monday at 8 PM EST
and 14.253 Mhz every Saturday at 12 Noon EST
Collins Chatroom - Daily at 4 PM EST on 14.285  Mhz
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <wa1zuf at juno.com>
To: <W1RC at Verizon.net>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Light Machine Oil for Controls, Switches, etc????


Mike,

I avoid the use of oil due to it's ability to gum up and collect dust.
After I have used DE-OX-IT on my contacts and cleaned off the old oil
residue, I use a Teflon "dry" lubricant on all my shafts etc.. The
current can I am using is sold as "Slick 50", however Teflon dry
lubricants are sold under many other names.

Please note that I do not spray my parts, I "dribble" it on the the
areas I want lubed.  It also does an outstanding job on nylon type
gears like those found on a Drake TR7 PTO.

I also us it on the slide rails in my cabinets, makes sliding a DX100
out of of the case, well, slick!

CU in Marlboro on Febuary 17th!

Steve - W1TAV

_______________________________________________
Boatanchors mailing list
Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
** List Administrator - Duane Fischer, W8DBF/W9WZE **
** For Assistance: dfischer at usol.com **
$$ For vintage radio info, see the HCI web site $$
http://www.w9wze.org