[GreenKeys] Super Cleaning

[Sheldon Daitch]

Bob,

I'd have to get the picture book out and 
refresh, but I think there was a good sized bearing at the
gear end of the mainshaft and then a smaller bearing at
the selector magnet end.  Yea, those had to be taken 
into consideration. 

You know, maybe we pulled off the mainshaft before we
dunked the machines.  Still, too many years ago.

The gray matter ain't what she used to be.

Sheldon

> 

Bob Camp wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> There are also a couple of ball bearings on the main shaft that
> probably need a bit of special attention after a bath like that.
> 
>         Take Care!
> 
>                 Bob Camp
>                 KB8TQ
> 
> On Aug 16, 2004, at 11:44 AM, Sheldon Daitch wrote:
> 
> > When I worked for the AP, the method we used for cleaning
> > M-15 units was to soak it in a solvent type liquid, then
> > it was washed in the hottest water we could get in the shop,
> > and then immediately dumped it in a bucket of oil.
> >
> > The solvent was a heavy liquid, not something the evaporated
> > in the rate of gallons per minute.  The hot water bath
> > cleaned off all the solvent, but the keep things from
> > immediately rusting, the oil bath put a layer of clean
> > oil on everything.
> >
> > The mainshaft had to be taken out and rebuilt, because
> > anything with the oil felts would get screwed up with the
> > solvent water process.  Maybe the selector magnets were also
> > pulled off, too.  I think we had to redo the dash pot
> > leather and maybe the typing unit fabric band.  Too many
> > years ago, folks.
> >
> > Sheldon
> >
> > Bob Camp wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Putting the machine in the dish washer is not likely to improve
> >> relations with the rest of the family. It also probably won't help the
> >> machine much either. This was a "big idea" back about 10 years ago.
> >>
> >>
> >>>     Thanks and 73!
> >>>     - Greg K2GTM
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