I occassionally get cameras either sprayed with WD or (believe it or not)
household 3 in 1 oil. DOA
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Larry G. Griffin <l.g.griffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Lubrication?
> Tom,
> I've been lurking on the list for a while. I saw this and thought some
> one will warn him. Never ever use WD 40 on anything but the raunchiest
> piece of mechanics and when spray on enough to wash off what you put on
> last week. WD40 turns into the stickiest sludge there is. Then it grabs
> all the dirt in the neighborhood. My Dad would cuss it for the next week
> every time some one would bring in a coin machine that they had been
> using WD40 on.
>
> Regards,
> Larry
>
> Tom Trottier wrote:
> >
> > I just cured a sticky diaphragm by spraying some graphite in the
> > mechanism.
> >
> > If other stuff is sticky, say in a camera body, is the graphite safe,
> > or is WD40 or something similar recommended, or should I bite my tongue
> > & just give it to someone qualified?
> >
> > Tom
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