[Drake] Noisy L4B blower bearings

[Transmaster]

This is great, you sure don't see oiling ports in motors these days,
drilling a small hole in the bearing holder is always a little
ticklish, go too deep and you can damage the bronze bearing.

Ken.




On 2/4/07, Garey Barrell <k4oah at mindspring.com> wrote:
> The Drake blower has oilers.  Manual says to oil lightly twice a year.
>
> 73, Garey - K4OAH
> Atlanta
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>
> Transmaster wrote:
> > What I do with these kinds of motors when they get dry bearings it to
> > use a Dremel with a very fine drill to drill a hole into the area
> > where either the felt pad which holds the lubrication is located, or
> > if no pad direct access to the bearing.. Be careful not to go to deep
> > just through the housing into this space . Once this hole is drilled
> > inject a small amount of Mobile One,, Castrol, or other brand
> > synthetic oil into this space. After this is done seal the hole with a
> > small amount of GE Silicone. with this done you will have access to
> > the bearings for regular maintenance.  This treatment will last for
> > years. .If this doesn't do the job go to Allied Electronics they have
> > electric motors of all sizes, shapes, and voltages, given the spec's
> > and dimensions of your motor they should be able to come up with a
> > good replacement for you, a motor which will be better then the one it
> > would replace.
> >
> > Ken de W7ITC
> >
> > On 2/4/07, Ka9p at aol.com <Ka9p at aol.com> wrote:
> >> I've got an L4B with really noisy blower bearings (I think), and was
> >> wondering if anyone could offer up an easy replacement for the
> >> blower, or some  way
> >> to quiet them down a bit?
> >>
> >> Thanks, Scott.
> >
> >
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