[TenTec] OT - Desk Microphone Switch Issue

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

AMEN to that.

WD-40 is water a displacement chemical .  It is not a lubricant!

I've repaired several radios where parts had been lubricated with WD-40.  I 
found that parts {plural} became a part {singular}.  Notably plastic and 
others of like material will be attacked by WD-40.  That part which was once 
solid may become a sticky, gooey, and semi flexible material.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank" <frankholladay at frontier.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT - Desk Microphone Switch Issue


> Use care when spraying WD-40!  When it dries, it makes a fine glue.  I 
> have made several dollars cleaning Browning semi-auto shotguns the owner 
> had sprayed full of WD-40 and  stuck the action.
> 73,
> Frank K4VMO
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Carling" <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 8:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT - Desk Microphone Switch Issue
>
>
>>5 !!
>>
>> Spray WD40
>>
>> Best regards - Bry Carling
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jun 29, 2014, at 10:10 PM, K8JHR <jrichards at k8jhr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I sometimes use a Shure 522 desk microphone with the rig. Unfortunately, 
>>> mine has a squeaky switch - and I have determined it is the switch, 
>>> itself, and not the plastic actuator button, etc.
>>>
>>> So...  should I :
>>>
>>> 1)  just live with it applying the old adage: if you fix something long 
>>> enough - eventually you will break it...  or
>>>
>>> 2)  Apply a very small amount of De-Oxit or similar product to lubricate 
>>> it...  or
>>>
>>> 3)  order a new switch and stop being cheap...   or
>>>
>>> 4)  Fill in the blank ____________________________  or
>>>
>>> 5)  None of the above.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> --------------------------K8JHR ---------------------
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