[Amps] Lube for roller inductor

[Stan Gammons]

Hi Carl,

MFJ said they use SAF-T-EZE anti-seize.

Oren Elliot no longer makes roller inductors. They said they stopped selling them to MFJ around 20 years ago and MFJ makes their own roller inductors now.


73

Stan
KM4HQE


On August 1, 2018 10:32:17 AM CDT, Carl <km1h at jeremy.qozzy.com> wrote:
>Why not contact MFJ who builds theirs as well as Oren Elliot Products
>plus 
>Multi Tech Industries who builds "big" ones.
>
>Carl
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Stan Gammons" <s_gammons at charter.net>
>To: <amps at contesting.com>
>Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 11:29 PM
>Subject: Re: [Amps] Lube for roller inductor
>
>
>> On 07/07/2018 01:05 PM, Bert wrote:
>>> I don't think Penetrox is a good idea for a roller inductor. As far
>as I 
>>> know, Penetrox is only conductive if put under pressure.
>>>
>>> I would suggest one of the CAIG DeOxit products, e.g. DeOxit 5.
>>>
>>> Bert VE3NR
>>>
>>
>>
>> Kind of reviving this thread since I have a roller inductor that was 
>> acting a bit flaky, so I took it out and gave it a good cleaning in
>my 
>> ultrasonic cleaner. No lubes left on it now and it's very clean. So,
>what 
>> is general consensus, DeOxit D5 is Ok to use to use on the roller?
>Unsure 
>> how much of a lubricant it is, but I know it's a great contact
>cleaner.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Stan
>> KM4HQE
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