7 Aug
2005
7 Aug
'05
12:48 p.m.
On Sat, 06 Aug 2005 at 20:12:00 -0400, "Charles H. Dickman"
<chd_1 at nktelco.net> wrote:
The "drawer slides" on the rack of the
PDP-11/40 I am working with are
very stiff. Were these originally lubricated?
My instincts are to use a little bit of wheel bearing grease, but I
was
curious, because there was not much residue.
-chuck
If the slides are detached from the equipment and are stiff,
lubricant, as mentioned previously, should free things up.
However, if the slides are on the equipment in the racks, ensure that
they are properly aligned. A small misalignment on one rail will bind
both.
CRC