[-] RE: [ICOM] Icom Tuning?...Help Please

[W8AEF]

My opinion of WD-40 as a lubricant is not very high.  I use it to free up 
stuck aluminum tubing, lighting fires, spreading ink on printer ribbons, and 
cleaning grease off of my hands, but not for lubricating.

For that I use sewing machine oil or gun oil.

And I don't know how long either fix would last.  I would think (hope) that 
the shaft and bearing surfaces in the optical encoder would use self 
lubricating metals and the sticking was cause by external contamination 
(dirt) and the WD-40 and/or sewing machine oil would remove the 
contamination.

de Paul, W8AEF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 11:26 AM
Subject: RE: [-] RE: [ICOM] Icom Tuning?...Help Please


> Actually someone suggested that I do that using WD-40 so I did. Now the 
> shaft is free as though it is new.
>
> But I am concerned for how long.
>
> Is this a repeatable fix?
>
> I am not asking that right.
>
> Is this a legitimate fix or can I expect it to happen again? I mean I like 
> the fact that it is working like new, but is this a band
> aide or is it fix that will last.
>
>  73 fer nw,
> Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
> http://www.ad5vj.com/