7 Apr
2002
7 Apr
'02
10:04 a.m.
At 11:30 AM 4/6/02 -0800, you wrote:
On 6 Apr 2002, R. D. Davis wrote:
> This reminds me, these acoustic couplers may need some periodic
> maintenance, such as putting some talcum powder on the rubber pieces
> that hold the telephone handset. Some time ago I read about this
> being a good way to preserve the rubber weatherstripping around car
> windows (e.g., the 1970s Fords that didn't have frames around the
> windows), now, I wish that I'd done that years ago. However, I was
> thinking that it would just wash off when it rained and didn't do it,
> and replacement weather seals now appear impossible to find. Now
> then, I suspect that the replacement parts for these acoustic couplers
> would be even more difficult to locate.
Silicon grease is supposed to be a good preservative for rubber. A friend of mine has
been using it on the rubber around the windows in his car for years and swears by it.
Joe