From: peterwieck33@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 11:20:38 PM UTC-4, khea...@gmail.com wrote:   
   >    
   > Greetings..  Not sure if anyone is here or not, Just stumbled across this   
   while trying to solve a problem I have with this V20 variac I just got from a   
   friend.   The whole assembly is seized up in the frame.  The outer shaft   
   cylinder is too tight in    
   the mounting frame and will not spin free at all..  I took the whole unit   
   apart and put the base with the shaft cylinder in the cold to hopefully free   
   it up, and still had to use a heavy mallet to remove it.  This is supposed to   
   spin freely, but I don't    
   see how it would.  There is no corrosion or dirt..  everything is nice and   
   clean.  any ideas?   
      
   If the frame is made of pot-metal, that is likely the issue. Pot-metal will   
   swell, distort and generally deteriorate over time.   
      
   https://www.radiolaguy.com/info/PotMetal.htm     
      
   A solution (not "the" solution) might be to drill out the frame where it is   
   binding and install some sort of new bearing. But, sadly, if this is the   
   issue, it will continue. Please let us know if this is NOT the issue, so we   
   might consider other options.    
      
   Peter Wieck   
   Melrose Park, PA    
      
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