[GreenKeys] [External] Nylon and fiber gears

[Sheldon Daitch]

 That reminded me of the practice in the Raleigh AP bureau.  Yes, the M15 and M20 mainshaft gear was afiber gear, as noted.

The techs put new fiber mainshaft gears in a container of oil, the same oil used for the rest of the machine.
The idea was to saturate the fiber gear with oil, so by the time we ever put one on a machine, the gear hadabsorbed oil and was pretty well lubricated for longer service.
SheldonWA4MZZ
    On Tuesday, August 20, 2019, 01:06:54 PM EDT, Ralph Mowery <rmowery28146 at earthlink.net> wrote:  
 

I am thinking the gears on the model 15 printer is metal on the motor and
some sort of fiber on the print unit.  
The seem to last for ever.

The main thing is to keep them greased or oiled like the book calls for.  


Ralph ku4pt



  
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