[GreenKeys] 28 gearshift-How noisy should it be?

[Richard Knoppow]

    I wonder if damping grease would help. This stuff is used for 
providing some drag to the focusing mechanism of the lenses for 35 mm 
cameras.

On 12/7/2016 4:35 PM, tony.podrasky wrote:
> Hey Nick;
>
> You could try some really heavy grease, but that's the nature
> of the beast when it is metal-to-metal gears.
>
> My 28s have had fiber and nylon gears, and with the print
> head removed only make a whirring sound.
>
> UE,
> K2EAA - TONY
> NNNN
> ZCZC
>
>
> On 12/07/2016 04:27 PM, Nick England wrote:
>> 28 gearshift-How noisy should it be?
>>
>> This 28KSR with LK3RN101 keyboard/base has a 3-speed gearshift. The
>> steel gears seem a lot noisier than the other gearshift KSR I have which
>> is a 28 compact and a different gearshift design. Is this typical or do
>> I need to do more grease and adjustment work? Also when I power off, the
>> motor stops fairly quickly, maybe 1-2 printer cycles.
>> Should it coast longer?
>> This KSR has been a rodent residence so maybe still needs some
>> more cleaning out.
>> But I now have the keyboard and typing unit working OK at 60wpm. Take
>> that, mouses.
>>
>> --
>> Nick England K4NYW
>> www.navy-radio.com <http://www.navy-radio.com>
>>
>
>

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