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Re: Switch points stiffening...
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:16:40 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Philippe Label wrote:
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> As far as I know, this comes from the friction between plastic parts. Each
> friction removes a very little bit of plastic at each movement and leaves that
> white plastic dust on the moving parts. I reduced this problem by lowering the
> friction forces with the addition of a small amount of oil between the surfaces
> in contact. The trick is to add as few oil as possible, using a small paintbrush
> for instance, and to avoid spreading oil into the electrical contacts into the
> switchpoint. I use oil that do not contain any solvent that could intefere and
> somehow dissolve the ABS in the long term. The best oils I have tested are
> either vaseline oil or paraffin oil. The volume of oil you should add is only
> few microliters. For information, the volume of a drop of water is about 20
> microliters, far too much for what you need. So it is only about one tenth of a
> drop that you should use for one switchpoint.
> This solution will only reduce the friction and it will not remove it, so the
> problem will take longer to appear, but it will re-appear anyway. The delay
> depends mainly of the level of usage you have with the switchpoint.
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> Hope this helps,
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> Philippe "frogleap" Label, Freelug member
Thanks! I'll give that a shot tonite!
Dave K
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| Hello Dave, (...) As far as I know, this comes from the friction between plastic parts. Each friction removes a very little bit of plastic at each movement and leaves that white plastic dust on the moving parts. I reduced this problem by lowering (...) (21 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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