[TowerTalk] Crank-UP Tower Cables.
Bill Aycock
baycock@HIWAAY.NET
Sat, 16 Dec 2000 21:50:30 -0600
Gary- I dont know where you got that (NOT a lubricant) information, but the
WD40 people think it is. They say so on the can, and, earlier on this list,
the %oil content has been reported. Check again, please.
Bill-W4BSG
At 07:07 PM 12/16/00 -0700, you wrote:
>On Sat, 16 Dec 2000 15:33:47 -0800, Bill Turner wrote:
>
>> I haven't heard of this stuff before. How does it compare to WD-40?
>
>WD-40 is NOT a lubricant. It's a solvent. WD-40 doesn't leave a
>lubricant behind when it evaporates.
>
>Chain lubricant uses a carrier that also evaporates. However, it
>carries a heavy lubricant down into the parts of the chain before it
>evaporates. The carrier helps it penetrate, and then goes away.
>
>This might be a poor explanation, but is close. By the way, I use
>PreLube 6 on my cables. It is available at www.championradio.com, under
>Miscellaneous on the left web frame for $7.50.
>
>Gary
>www.qsl.net/ag0n for tower project
>
>ag0n at arrl dot net
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Bill Aycock --- Persimmon Hill
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