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Lubricant for Variable Capacitor
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12-02-2011, 04:56 PM
Agee with all for once. I use a tiny dot of lithium grease applied with a toothpick and a half a drop of WD40 sprayed in it's cap and applied the same way. Of course I do this after blasting the old crud out of there with deoxit and letting it dry over night. Sewing machine or instrument oil probably just as good.
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Lubricant for Variable Capacitor - by morzh - 12-01-2011, 01:39 PM
Re: Lubricant for Variable Capacitor - by TimC - 12-01-2011, 07:03 PM
Re: Lubricant for Variable Capacitor - by morzh - 12-02-2011, 11:33 AM
Re: Lubricant for Variable Capacitor - by morzh - 12-02-2011, 12:58 PM
Re: Lubricant for Variable Capacitor - by codefox1 - 12-02-2011, 04:56 PM
Re: Lubricant for Variable Capacitor - by morzh - 12-03-2011, 04:14 PM



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