[Heath] AR-3 Tuning Cap

[Guy Giacopuzzi]

Don't forget lacquer thinner--an almost universal organic solvent...but 
you'd need a closed container for it as it will flash off in a few 
minutes...
Guy

On 4/20/2016 12:33 AM, G3OOU--- via Heath wrote:
> Hi Everyone
> Any thin solvent or lubricant should eventually wick into the gap 
> between the two concentric shafts but the more volatile the liquid the 
> quicker it will evaporate so a sealed container might be required.
> How about removing the tuning capacitor from the receiver and putting 
> it shaft downwards into a suitable sized clean jam jar with a small 
> amount of paraffin in the bottom and leaving it to soak for a while 
> with a lid on the jar?
> A more volatile alternative to paraffin would be white spirit 
> (household paint thinner) which I use as a degreasing agent when 
> cleaning panels prior to priming and painting.
> 73
> /
> Bob/
> Bob F Burns G3OOU, G-QRP 6907, @BobFBurns
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