[R-390] Synthetic Oil

[Tom Nicholson]

Barry & All,

     Having been raised in a family of HVAC workers, I was taught early 
on that when lubing a "sleeve bearing" motor to always use 
non-detergent, as the detergent additive would "glaze" the sleeve 
bearing and cause premature wear. It did seem to work for heating 
circulators and  aqua boosters. Would this not apply to Mobil 1 , etc. 
??? Just asking

Tom
W1ALZ


On 7/25/2014 3:02 PM, Barry wrote:
> I have a small bottle (maybe 2 oz.) of Mobil 1 that has lasted me for years now.  Just thought this stuff might be a better lubricant.  I'd never heard of it before today, though, and that's why I asked.
>
> One thing I notice in some of their FAQs is it apparently doesn't have a very high viscosity as it is not recommended for use in damping tone arms so it might be pretty thin.
>
> Thanks,
> Barry - N4BUQ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Charles Steinmetz" <csteinmetz at yandex.com>
>> To: "390 list" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 1:48:52 PM
>> Subject: Re: [R-390] Synthetic Oil
>>
>> Barry wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone tried this stuff?  Looks like it would be handy to apply and
>>> would be a good synthetic oil.
>> You can buy the needle-tip bottles anywhere.  As for the oil, I want
>> my lubricant to come from a major chemical company with a
>> billion-dollar research budget, not some fly-by-night operation that
>> puts oil up in generic bottles with labels printed on a laser
>> printer.  If you're lucky, you're getting 1 oz of Mobil 1 (or another
>> big-name synthetic oil) for $7, poured out of quart bottles by
>> hand.  If not, who knows what kind of concoction some bathtub chemist
>> has mixed up?  If you buy Mobil 1 by the quart, it is less than $0.30
>> per ounce.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Charles
>>
>>
>>
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