6 Sep
2011
6 Sep
'11
2:21 p.m.
On 06/09/2011 19:50, John Foust wrote:
At 04:20 PM 9/5/2011, Pete Turnbull wrote:
Thanks -- I've not read much of the archives but it looks like I should
:-) I was reasonably sure it would be OK, providing a good rinse with
clean(ish) paraffin (kerosene) removes the last gunk. A friend had a
professional maintainer look at one of his recently and I'm told that's
what he did, so I guess it's a case of rinse well, drain well, re-lube
carefully. I was just wondering about the electrics, some of which
won't like the dunk.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
I've been thinking along those lines for my
ASR33. It's got a lot of old sticky lubricant all over the typing unit, and I heard
recently of one that was dunked. Mine doesn't always work reliably when it's
cold, but usually is OK after running for a while and has warmed up. What do people think
about that?
It's certainly a FAQ on the Greenkeys list:
http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/greenkeys/
Yes, dunk it, then re-lube.