From: joe@user.com   
      
   "Bill Vermillion"  wrote in message news:J5FMH3.EMx@wjv.com...   
   > In article , Mike Y    
   wrote:   
   > >   
   > >"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...   
   >   
   > I've seen printers stop when someone has decided to lubricate the   
   > bar upon which the head moves.   
   >   
   > It is designed for no lubrication and wiping it with a lint-free   
   > rag, or looping some good quality paper under it and moving it   
   > around as if it were a roller works wonders.   
   >   
   > It's not 'sparse' lubricant but no libriacant - particulary in the   
   > Okidata models.   
   >   
   > Bill   
      
   I've had some success with the OLD Singer Sewing machine oil.  The   
   stuff that makes tap water seem like Kayro syrup on a cold day.  And   
   then ONLY with enough to wipe and put a 'sheen' on the rails.  If I   
   can wipe a finger on the rail and see a wet spot on my finger, that's   
   WAY too much.  I would say about as much as the 'pre oiled' silicon   
   gun cloths leave on a gun.  If you wipe one of those on a 'dry' firearm,   
   you'll see smudges and streaks in the blue, you have to wipe again   
   and again to actually cover the blue with a sheen.   
      
   Mike   
      
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