[sdiy] Hammond on ebay, broken

[Travis Shire]

A 50/50 mix of naptha (lighter fluid) and *real* Hammond oil works, but not
instantly. 2 or 3 days maybe. You might try a dose of pure naptha first just
to speed up the process. The naptha de gums the oil threads and allows oil
to be wicked through them again. And....don't use anything but authentic
Hammond oil....its the only stuff that works.


> Are you sure Roy? There are multiple postings on the Hammond Wiki
> about the lighter fluid/WD40 thing with testimonies that it's a
> working solution.
>
> Mike
>
> On Nov 16, 2007 10:13 PM, Roy J. Tellason <rtellason at verizon.net> wrote:
> > On Friday 16 November 2007 21:23, you wrote:
> > > Thank you for the tip. I read elsewhere that mixing lighter fluid into
> > > the oil will clear out the capillaries in short order. I was thinking
> > > of trying it with WD40 since it is pretty much the same thing as
> > > lighter fluid.
> > >
> > > Mike
> >
> > I never heard that one about the lighter fluid.  They're not at all the
same
> > thing,  though -- WD40 is essentially the same thing as kerosene and
> > some "petroleum distillates",  which is what remains behind -- not a
> > lubricant at all,  but designed to get water out of some places (WD
standing
> > for Water Displacement).  I wouldn't recomment the stuff for anywhere
near
> > there, and doubt that you need the lighter fluid either.
> >
> > > On Nov 16, 2007 9:09 PM, Roy J. Tellason <rtellason at verizon.net>
wrote:
> > > > On Friday 16 November 2007 20:10, mike ruberto wrote:
> > > > > Now my tone generator is starting to seize up. I suspect the oil
> > > > > capillaries have gotten gummed up. I have been putting this off
for
> > > > > some time because it is a filthy oily mess in there.
> > > >
> > > > I did a service call one time on a unit that was like that -- you'd
turn
> > > > it on and the generator wouldn't spin up at all.  It'd been sitting
for a
> > > > really long period of time,  I think something like seven years?
> > > >
> > > > Anyhow,  what happenes there is that the old oil has lighter
fractions
> > > > that evaporate,  while the heavier stuff stays behind.
> > > >
> > > > What I ended up doing was adding some fresh oil,  and then turning
it
> > > > over by hand,  over a period of time,  until it would start when the
> > > > switch was turned on.  Then I told the customer to leave it on and
run
> > > > for a while, which allowed the new oil to get to where it needed to
be...
> > > >
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