[Drake] hello?

[K4BEV at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/15/2006 11:46:59 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
ltaft at charter.net writes:

The  Drake equipment works so good there aren't any questions to  answer.


Well put, Larry.
 
I'm using a T-4XC and R-4B combo. I've *modified* the R-4B so that the dial  
lamp follows the TRANSCEIVE switch on the T-4XC just like the R-4C's does. I 
had  an R-4C with no mods and so fell in love with the R-4B once I heard one - 
Great  receiver, but I missed telling where the TR switch was in the dark... 
Love that  blue glow!
 
My dilemma: The main tuning dial on the T-4XC is as smooth as silk on silk,  
but the R-4B develops what I will call "hard spots" after sitting for a  
while. Rocking the dial through the hard spots for a bit fixes  it, till it sits in 
one place for a while with the radio off.
I believe that the grease is hardening around the bearings and THAT is the  
problem.
It is more than likely the original lubrication.
 
Should I just leave well enough alone or replace the grease? If replacement  
is recommended; which grease should I use? Would leaving the receiver on STBY, 
 instead of turning it off, keep the grease warm enough that the problem 
would  resolve itself? Is it advisable to just let it sit there in STBY all of the 
 time?
 
So there's a few questions for now. I bid each of you VY 73, Don -  K4BEV