[TUHS] the distinct smell of light machine oil, was Re: TUHS Digest, Vol 33, Issue 7

[Tom Ivar Helbekkmo]

Pete Turnbull <pete at dunnington.plus.com> writes:

> The Teletype manual definitely doesn't suggest 3-in-One oil and some
> sources suggest it's too thick anyway.  The manual in front of me
> specifies two Western Electric part numbers for oil and grease.

A couple of decades ago, I got hold of a Teletype that sort of worked,
but was extremely unreliable.  After studying that manual, and deciding
that the proper lubrication plan was too complex for my tastes, I just
turned the thing on with the top off, and emptied a spray can of CRC
5-56 into the mechanism while exercising the keyboard.  It proceeded to
work well for my off-and-on use for several years after that.

-tih
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