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Re: [TenTec] OT - Desk Microphone Switch Issue

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT - Desk Microphone Switch Issue
From: "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.net>
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Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:15:01 -0500
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AMEN to that.

WD-40 is water a displacement chemical .  It is not a lubricant!

I've repaired several radios where parts had been lubricated with WD-40. I found that parts {plural} became a part {singular}. Notably plastic and others of like material will be attacked by WD-40. That part which was once solid may become a sticky, gooey, and semi flexible material.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank" <frankholladay@frontier.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT - Desk Microphone Switch Issue


Use care when spraying WD-40! When it dries, it makes a fine glue. I have made several dollars cleaning Browning semi-auto shotguns the owner had sprayed full of WD-40 and stuck the action.
73,
Frank K4VMO

----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Carling" <bcarling@cfl.rr.com>
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Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT - Desk Microphone Switch Issue


5 !!

Spray WD40

Best regards - Bry Carling



On Jun 29, 2014, at 10:10 PM, K8JHR <jrichards@k8jhr.com> wrote:

I sometimes use a Shure 522 desk microphone with the rig. Unfortunately, mine has a squeaky switch - and I have determined it is the switch, itself, and not the plastic actuator button, etc.

So...  should I :

1) just live with it applying the old adage: if you fix something long enough - eventually you will break it... or

2) Apply a very small amount of De-Oxit or similar product to lubricate it... or

3)  order a new switch and stop being cheap...   or

4)  Fill in the blank ____________________________  or

5)  None of the above.

Thanks.
--------------------------K8JHR ---------------------
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