[Amps] SB-220 fan (oil) question

[R.Measures]

=F0  By drilling c. a #57 hole in the casting above the oilite bearings'=20=

felt oil wicks and injecting oil into the wick with a syringe.  A=20
sloppier, lazier way is to use a G. C. pen-oiler to inject oil on the=20
shaft. next to the armature.  5w or 10w oil seems to work well.
cheers

On Jul 1, 2004, at 2:56 PM, <wx3m at comcast.net> wrote:

> I have searched the archives, but I did not find the answer to this=20
> specific
> question:
>
> *Exactly* how does one oil the Oilite bearings in an original Heathkit
> SB-220 blower?
>
> The fan seems too slow (and a little too quiet). It seems to gain a=20
> little
> speed after a bit.
>
> I looked it over, but I don't see a little arrow that says, "Oil here,
> dummy."
>
> I suspect there is a "problem" and would like to correct it before it
> becomes a "PROBLEM.."
>
> Thanks,
> Don
> WX3M
>
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