[R-390] How NOT to lubricate R390A gear train

[chuck.rippel at cox.net]

This is a shot of the current radio/patient on my bench.  What you're 
seeing is a small sample of the lithium grease that was applied to the 
gear train.  As the owner noted, "looks like it was restored by Jiffy 
Lube."  This and not a single capacitor, including the infamous C-553 or 
resistor in the AF or IF decks replaced.  Some of the resistors in the 
AF deck had gotten so hot, the color bands are unreadable.

What is interesting, this radio had been previously professionally 
restored.....


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Chuck Rippel

"Many of the truths to which we cling depend on our point of view."
- Yoda