Ditto: ,,... With the slow turning 1-RPM , the grease none grease becomes a
moot point. Being a belt and suspender type, I opt to rebuild the race(
smooth out the dimples) and use a lite coating of red snowmobile grease ( give
me a warm fuzzy feeling )
The REAL dilemma IMO is finding true North
:) Wayne W3EA
> From: K7LXC@aol.com
> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 11:57:24 -0400
> To: Charlie@TheGallos.com; Brahmangou@aol.com
> CC: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] thrust bearing lubrication
>
>
> In a message dated 5/18/2010 8:48:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> Charlie@TheGallos.com writes:
>
> > I can't see why folks would use a ball bearing there (well, I can from
> a mfg view) - I'd thing a nice bronze bearing or even better, a nice oil
> impregnated wood bearing or a fibre reinforced graphite/plastic bearing
> block. Lets face it, it moves slowly, not that much, and your worried more
> about thrust than rotational efficiency
>
>
> I couldn't agree more.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
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