From: joe@user.com   
      
   "Knut Roll-Lund"  wrote in message   
   news:pb6dnfPqRvmF3ZnYnZ2dnUVZ_76dnZ2d@telenor.com...   
      
   > I have never had problems with sticky keys that didn't go away by just   
   > cleaning (using no residue contact cleaner or worst case dishwash   
   > detergent depending on the type of contamination.   
   >   
   > OTOH I created myself a big problem by lubricating some parts in a   
   > plotter (watanabe). The friction just increased with the lubrication. It   
   > said in the service manual no lubrication, oops (advice: read service   
   > manual before servicing if you have it). It was really difficult to get   
   > rid of the lubrication.   
   >   
   > --   
   > Knut   
   > (delete 'nogarbage.' for email)   
      
   Personally I've taken entire keyboards apart and 'washed' them.  They   
   just GOTTA be clean, no matter what else is going on.   
      
   The problem with most lubrication is the grit and foreign matter the   
   lubrication itself attracts.  And yes, I personally like the silicon sprays,   
   but they have to be used VERY sparingly.   
      
   Plotter and printer rails seem to be a special case in how sparse the   
   lubrication has to be!  Yes, I've done it.  But it usually means constant   
   repeated maintenance to keep it working.  However, when the   
   alternative is not working at all...   
      
   Mike   
      
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