[GreenKeys] Proper oil and grease to use on Teletype machines

[Don Robert House]

The oil you found is very well suited to your machine.   Another 
alternative is the "ONE LUBE" made by the Slick 50 folks.  It is 
available at many super stores such as WAL-MART and some auto parts 
stores.  The machines need to be oiled where they are supposed to be 
oiled,  and greased where they are supposed to be greased.  Everyone 
who owns a Teletype machine should have the lubrication manual for 
their machine.  As far as a recommendation for grease is concerned, 
again I use "ONE GREASE" but any high quality lithium grease will 
work.

Regards,

Don
Curator NADCOMM




>Hello again everyone!
>    I have another question:  I recently purchased a 28KSR and it 
>operates beautifully.  I got all of the manuals for it and I'd like 
>to do a lubrication on it.  I asked a local Greenkeyer that 
>frequents this list, Doug KA2WFT, what kind of oil to use.  Doug 
>mentioned that there was a thread about the proper oil to use and 
>mentioned that the consensus was to use 20 weight motor oil. 
>However, Doug said he had trouble finding the oil in this area.
>    Well, I was browsing through the chemical isle at a local 
>hardware store and came across 3-in-one brand SAE 20 Motor Oil (item 
>#10045)!  This is not the usual 3-in-one oil, but a heavier oil 
>"specially blended for 1/4 HP motors and larger" in the usual 3 oz. 
>bottle.
>    My question is: does this sound like a good oil to use to keep my 
>"new" TTY running smoothly, or will it gum up and give the works 
>constipation? Anyone familiar with this product?  It seems to me (a 
>"green" Greenkeyer) that its a good match, but...
>    If it works, it's pretty cheap and convenient to use!
>
>    Thanks and 73,
>    - Greg K2GTM
>
>BTW - I've had the 28 typing away ITTY via my Dell laptop with 
>dialup and a HAL ST-6000 perfectly!  What a beautiful thing to watch!
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Don Robert House
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