[TenTec] 253 lubricant

[c-hawley at uiuc.edu]

I know the problem. I lube mine with the contact cleaner on 
a rag (and wipe the turns). I use one of the Caig products 
which has a bit of lube in it...like Preservit P5. Radio 
Shack has some of this stuff now in tiny sizes. I have also 
used a black bicycle grease...kind of like assembly lube but 
much thinner on the rod when I had some binding but almost 
wiped off to just a two atom thickness.
The Preservit P5 seems to work well though.
Chuck, KE9UW
---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:45:43 -0800
>From: "Dave W7DPW" <w7dpw at comcast.net>  
>Subject: [TenTec] 253 lubricant  
>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>
>My 253 is becoming very noisy when the roller is moving and 
binds up
>rather easily.  What lubricat is used on the roller coil 
and bearing
>surfaces ?   I had this information  some time ago, but 
seems like it
>got lost in the mean time.
>
>Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
>Dave W7DPW
>
>
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