On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 1:46 PM, Tony Duell <ard.p850...@gmail.com> wrote: > As for motors, I had to strip the punch motor in the PC04 today... > ...the motor was solid. The bearing oil had turned to something rembling tar.
I recently did that with a Model 19 Teletype motor. The goo wasn't as black as tar, but I would call it something between "caramel" and "treacle". Bit of cleaning, bit of manipulation, and a bit of new oil and the motor spins smooth as silk. -ethan
