Best regards,
Tim k.
direct link to my Ebay store.
http://www.sonicelectronicmusic.com
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> To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
> From: fsimon001@...
> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:06:24 +0000
> Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: Hammond H100 and WD40
>
> Tim
> I know you caught a lot of grief over the WD 40 on the bar for the
> preset keys but after I saw Bob samorkate photos I knew I could try
> it with little concern. For the record it worked great.
> Frank
>
>
>
>
> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, timothy kosiorek
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello:I've used this only on Hammond preset keys and not on key
> contacts and I've used it for 30 years without any problems,if you
> take the preset keys section apart the contacts are sealed up so the
> WD-40 does not get on them,The purpose that WD-40 was made for is to
> mix with other lubricants to thin them down,Hammond uses grease on
> the preset mechanism that dries out and turns to a very sticky
> paste,any contact cleaner would completely remove the lubricant and
> cause the presets to lock up,I would never use WD-40 on anything
> else,but this is a mechanical problem on metal to metal parts not an
> electrical problem.I work on a dozen Hammonds a month mostly in
> Churchs and I don't get callbacks but do get return business from my
>; customers for other problems not related to my repairs,for
> electrical contact problems I use Caig De-oxit which is recommended
> by most manufacturers tech departments.I understand not using WD on
> clocks,most clocks are designed to have dry contact and not have
> lubricant which can cause the parts to stick together.
> >
> > Tim K.
> > direct link to my Ebay store. http://www.sonicelectronicmusic.com
> >
> >
> > To: vintagesynthrepair@...: brian@...: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 19:02:56
> +0100Subject: RE: [vintagesynthrepair] Hammond H100
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>; > Without doubt one of the worst things to do with any keyboard is
> to use WD40 on it. It is intended to be used on motor vehicles,
> around the ignition for instance. You can do untold damage with
>; WD40 – we see this with clocks regularly and when one comes in for
> repair we double the service charge.
> >
> > Recently I had a church organ to repair where the transpose keys
> and the preset tone keys had jammed up all due to the use of WD40 in
> the past.
> >
> > So having said this, what should you use? The answer is simple
> use something designed to be used on electronic equipment,
> Electrolube, also known as contact cleaner. I don't know what the
> name is in the USA but I'm sure you have similar products.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Brian G3OYU
> > www.g3oyu.co.uk
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of timothy
> kosiorekSent: Sunday, 06 April 2008 18:54To: vintagesynthrepair@...:
> RE: [vintagesynthrepair] Hammond H100
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I see this problem with a lot of Hammonds and I usually try to
> cure it without taking anything apart,the grease on the mechanism
> gets thick with age and keeps the bars under the keys from
> moving,the way I fix it is by squirting WD-40 beside the keys and
> pushing them up and down,use the little hose that comes with the WD-
> 40 so you can shoot it all around the keys,the sticking mechanism is
> in the frontal part of the key,the WD-40 mixes with the grease and
> loosens it up,once you get the lock down bar to move go back and
> forth between the cancel key and the various preset keys,the volume
> should also return by rapidly moving the keys up and down because it
> usually is caused by dirty key contacts and the movement will clean
> the contacts,I've been fixing Hammonds this way for 30 years.only
> after trying this do I rarely have to get under the keys,if you have
> to get under them it is a bit of a project but only takes about an
> hour.Regards Tim K.
> >
> > direct link to my Ebay store. http://www.sonicelectronicmusic.com
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