[GreenKeys] Teletype Oil (Ad Nauseum)

[Norm]

Back it' seems a long long time ago I worked for GTE in a little town on the 
northern coast called Crescent City, Ca., as a PBX serviceman our teletype 
shop was up in Everett, Wash., so we basically had a one week class in 
taking M15 apart and putting back together again.  We only had a few M15s 
and one M28 ASR at the FAA, so we only did oiling, and some minor repairs. 
The ole saying was " get a fly spray can fill it with oil and start 
spraying" I think it was a joke Though .  The oil I believe was 10W 
detergent, and what I remember as far as the smell went was the noise and 
the smell of the machine, which smelled good to me, and still does.

Norm
WB7WEQ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keelan Lightfoot" <keelan at mail.grenander.com>
To: "Green Keys" <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 12:20 AM
Subject: [GreenKeys] Teletype Oil (Ad Nauseum)


> I've been reading the GreenKeys archives, and It's surprising how often 
> the topic of oil comes up here. Without re-opening the subject for debate, 
> I just wanted to throw something out to the group.
>
> Faced with oiling some oil hungry M28's, I began the search for oil. I 
> can't stand the smell of 3-in-1 (Citronella? Really?!), but it looked like 
> it was the only light weight oil available locally. I'm a purist at heart, 
> and can't stand the thought of putting modern multi-grade engine oil with 
> all of it's unknown detergents and additives on a teletype. Every store 
> seems to carry 30W non-detergent, but that's a bit thick for a teletype; 
> at least in my climate. I was surprised at how hard it is to find simple 
> no-shenanigans oil locally.
>
> While trying to search my local copy of the GreenKeys archives for an 
> answer, I fat fingered my query and accidentally searched all of my 
> e-mail. A "what kind of oil" discussion came up on a South Bend metal 
> lathe mailing list that I subscribe to. The answer? Basic anti-wear 
> hydraulic fluid. The next day, I picked up a gallon of anti-wear ISO 46 
> hydraulic oil at Canadian Tire (eh), which is close to SAE 15W oil in 
> terms of viscosity.
>
> The oil is a nice light straw colour, has no smell, and contains very 
> little extra 'stuff'. Now my teletypes don't need to smell like rancid 
> lemons soaked in used motor oil, and at $16 a gallon (compared to $6 for 3 
> fl oz of the stinky stuff) I'm saving money in the long run too!
>
> Just thought I'd share.
>
> - Keelan
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