WD-40 is a penetrating and moisture displacing oil, but over time gets gummy so is not a reliable long-term lubricant.
Chip AE5KA On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 5:34 AM, David Woolley <[email protected]> wrote: > WD40 is a preservative, not a lubricant. It will act as a penetrating > oil, to free seized parts, but for a longer term solution you want to look > at sewing machine or hair clipper oil. > > On 25/03/17 20:57, Bob G3PJT wrote: > >> >> I have managed to get the encoder turning reasonable freely. I put a >> very small amout of WD40 on the shaft where it enters the housing bush. >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
