[HAM] A noob with questions

[Ray Buck]

At 02:24 PM 4/4/2008, you wrote:
>  Ray,
>
>You did good.  Give the oil a chance to work.

That's what I'm doin.

>I've used a 50/50 mix of
>Hammond Oil/lighter fluid to ungunk things.

Hmmm...I hadn't thought about the lighter fluid thing...but I can see 
how it would cut any build-up.

>Oil it (Tone wheel only) and let it sit a week. Don't over oil the scanner.

I've found out about this.  Fortunately not the hard way.  (I usually 
have to learn things the hard way.)

>You could also try and identify the suspect bearing and oil it 
>directly with a hypo.  I have been using the
>clear turbine oil. Seems to work good.

Good thought.


>If a key fails to sound, the service manual says to rapidly hit the key.

That key seems to be coming and going.  That sez corroded or dirty 
contact to me.  I figger if I work with it long enough, it might just 
come back to life...maybe.  I've been using that rapid depression 
thing, but without much luck...or maybe with, since it's now 
intermittent whereas it was constant.  I hate intermittent 
problems.  Have ever since I first burned my fingers on a hot 
tube....that was a long time ago.  Remind me to tell ya about the 
450v pulsating DC plate cap.....

>Good info at:
>
>http://www.dairiki.org/HammondWiki/
>
>http://www.captain-foldback.com/
>
>http://www.bentonelectronics.com/    - the service link

Thanks for the info.  I'd run across the first two but the Benton 
Electronics was a new resource.  Thanks

Ray