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[Heath] Ready --> Lubing / Unsticking' the SB-401 LMO <br>
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<td valign="top">My SB-401 LMO ...<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On hand I have some Liquid Wrench, Mean Green, a jug of Anhydrous Isopropyl<br clear="none">Alcohol (99.997% pure), Teflon grease (and Teflon needle dispense liquid),<br clear="none">Caig Labs DeOxit 5% spray, and DeOxit 100% needle dispensed, Caig Labs 'Pro<br clear="none">Gold' 5% spray, Isopropyl alcohol in a compressed cylinder, compressed air,<br clear="none">Syringe of silver conductive grease (from MG Chemicals), Singer Sewing<br clear="none">machine oil, and dental tools :)<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I am ready to take on my SB-401 LMO. Am I missing anything?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Thanks for all the advice, everyone.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Regards,<br clear="none">-- Rob Myers, VE3JQL<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----Original Message-----<br clear="none">From: Heath [mailto:<a shape="rect"
ymailto="mailto:heath-bounces@puck.nether.net" href="javascript:return">heath-bounces@puck.nether.net</a>] On Behalf Of Kenneth G.<br clear="none">Gordon<br clear="none">Sent: July-28-14 7:25 PM<br clear="none">To: Mark V Johnson<br clear="none">Cc: <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Heath@puck.nether.net" href="javascript:return">Heath@puck.nether.net</a><br clear="none">Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Heath] Lubing / Unsticking' the SB-401 LMO<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 28 Jul 2014 at 10:47, Mark V Johnson wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">> When I read your first post I would have thought the problem was not <br clear="none">> sticking end to end lock tabs, or washers, but a misaligned dial.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I have had to deal with the sticking lock tabs at least twice.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> I've seldom had problems with the slip disc's.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">As I said, I
have had problems with those things at least twice: both times,<br clear="none">cleaning the old lube out of them, and relubing with something better fixed<br clear="none">the problem<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> If you have the LMO out of the radio and want to fix any chance of <br clear="none">> intermittent function due to the variable capacitor contact wipers <br clear="none">> being dirty or worn, I'd recommend a fix I've used on all my Heath <br clear="none">> gear and that is soldering a small piece of braided wire directly to <br clear="none">> the variable cap rotor and the grounded frame.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I have found this to be absolutely necessary this many years after the LMOs<br clear="none">were made. I highly recommend it. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">> It's easier with the tube LMO's but certainly doable on the SB-102 <br clear="none">> solid state units. Worth the
effort.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Yes. WELL worth the effort.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Ken W7EKB<br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Heath mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Heath@puck.nether.net" href="javascript:return">Heath@puck.nether.net</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/heath" target="_blank">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/heath</a><div class="yqt0658233497" id="yqtfd97030"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Heath mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Heath@puck.nether.net" href="javascript:return">Heath@puck.nether.net</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/heath" target="_blank">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/heath</a><br clear="none"></div></td>
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