[TenTec] lubricating OmniVI optical encoder?

[Greg S]

Allan-the wiki has an excellent article on your problem:

http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=stickyencoder

73-
Greg Schippers, KC8HXO


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--- On Thu, 4/7/11, Allan Taylor <k7gt.cw at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Allan Taylor <k7gt.cw at gmail.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] lubricating OmniVI optical encoder?
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011, 5:06 PM
> The main optical encoder on one of my
> OmniVIs is quite stiff. I am
> wondering if there is some way
> to lubricate it. It turns, but not nearly as freely as one
> might wish
> for. Yes, I loosened the knob completely in
> hopes of the knob itself being the source of the
> stiffness.
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> -- 
> 73     Allan    K7GT
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