I always soak the springs until the dried grease and graphite are easily removed. I remove the springs, wipe them down and make sure they are clean and have no cracks, then I reinstall them greasing as I go. That is the best job because you ensure reliability.
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:03:14 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Cleaning a phonograph. Wax removing. > > > Yes, if you want the best job, you have to open the spring barrels - don't > remove the springs - and pack some grease around the springs. Any good grease > will work. It will keep the sprinngs from clunking and making noise when > playing. > > Curt > > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:34:36 +0100 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Cleaning a phonograph. Wax removing. > > > > > I can't help with the parts, but what do you mean by "click-fitting" > > > system. Are you talking about the latches on an early Edison? > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Thanks for your help. And YES, I am talking about latches. Excuse my poor > > english. I can say latches in spanish with more than twenty different words > > (pestillo, falleba, pasador, picaporte, cierre, fiador, resbalón, etc.) but > > I think I need to improve my english lexicon. > > > > When you say re-grease the spring, are you talking about open and separate > > the three spring cans? > > > > Gabriel. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
