...and be sure to buy your super synthetic oil during the dark of the moon
and pour it through a gold plated funnel using a minimum of 73.286%
ultra-violet light of 340 nanometers wavelength to mitigate airborne
pathogens.
Hey guys, it is super unlikely that anyone could measure a definitive
difference in the wear of a rotor's lubricated parts when using dino-lube vs
synthetic. (Gasoline or diesel powered rotors excepted.) Rotors generate
very little in the way of sulfur based acids or other deleterious compounds
t associated with an ICE that need an additive package to maintain a
reasonable service life.
How does one determine when to change oil? Is it based on the cumulative
distance communicated using antennas rotated by that rotor? Maybe a Hobbs
meter (cumulative hours the motor is energized?) Do you take a sample and
send it to the lab for analysis? Or do you use a Ouija board. I have a low
cost Ouija service offered to those who desire Ouija assistance in
preventative maintenance but have no board of their own.
Magic incantations are more likely to produce superior results than
synthetic lubricants in this application. I'm good in QRZ. Upon receipt of
a money order or other form of negotiable tender I will solemnly incant a
proper incantation commensurate with the size of the stipend. Those opting
for monthly incantations (varying in content and none recycled!) may pay
quarterly AND those paying a year in advance will receive 2 B O N U S
incantations between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox.
I also have connections with the Miraculous Mother Murphy, The Most Reverend
Brother Ikrencoulter and a panoply of other XERB potentates of a better
time.
I have NOMEX long johns so don't waste any energy flaming unless you have
thermonuclear capabilities.
Executive summary: What Mickey said!
Patrick NJ5G
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Noel
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 1:44 PM
To: Mickey Baker
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mixing oils in HDX689
; > )
I belong to many auto and motorcycle reflectors, and it is always fun to
kick off an “oil thread” there.
Never expected to get to do so on a tower/ham reflector!
Tom
kf7rsf
On Nov 10, 2014, at 11:02 AM, Mickey Baker <fishflorida@gmail.com> wrote:
There won't likely be a problem either way, but, given the current cost of
oil and the amount in the typical hub, this is a value decsion worth $10 -
the cost between synthetic and conventional oil. For my $10, synthetic oil
is in my hub.
Good pertinent reading at:
http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/1290/synthetic-conventional-oils
<http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/1290/synthetic-conventional-oils>
73,
Mickey N4MB
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Thomas Noel <tnoel@mac.com
<mailto:tnoel@mac.com>> wrote:
> ## I had notes on that..since I own a 5000 lb, old style HDX-689.
> I believe if you had dino oil in the gearbox... and wanted to switch to
> synthetic, after draining the old stuff, you need to use some special
> flushing compound 1st. Then after flushing done, and drained,
> the synthetic can be added.
Mobil says there is NO PROBLEM with mixing synthetic oil and natural dino
oil in any ratio for use in cars and motorcycles, so I can’t imagine how
there could be a problem in your gearbox. That gearbox has nothing like
the high-speed shear forces found in automotive applications, and
expensive synthetic oil is a waste.
Flame-proof suit on…
Tom
kf7rsf
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