ASR-33 repair parts

[ed sharpe]

nope! just used it on the Ribbon!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ethan Dicks" <dickset at amanda.spole.gov>
To: "ed sharpe" <esharpe at uswest.net>; "General Discussion: On-Topic and 
Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: ASR-33 repair parts


> On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 08:20:32PM -0700, ed sharpe wrote:
>> I remember when we used to get some that were dried out we would unroll
>> them and spray with wd40 to juice them up a bit!
>
> I know people who did that... given that wd-40 is a good _solvent_, it
> would work fine... not sure about long term issues, but as surface of
> the print cylinder doesn't ever get lubricated, I can't imagine how it
> would be harmful.
>
> Just don't start spraying it in the works or you are likely to wash away
> the proper oils and greases that _should_ be there (or at least be 
> prepared
> to do a proper lube job after you wash away any old lubricant).
>
> -ethan
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