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<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>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?
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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PTSIZE="10">73<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#0000ff size=4 face=Arial
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="14"><I><BR>Bob</FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#000000
size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></I><BR>Bob F Burns G3OOU,
G-QRP 6907, @BobFBurns<BR>Crystal Palace Radio & Electronics Club: <A
href="http://www.g3oou.co.uk/">www.g3oou.co.uk</A><BR>Technical web site: <A
href="http://www.qsl.net/g3oou">www.qsl.net/g3oou
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