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Old 8th Jun 2019, 9:27 am   #9
Mike Phelan
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Default Re: Lubricating Smiths Sectric Clock Type 1

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Originally Posted by Techman View Post
I'm quite shocked by the suggestion of using 3-in-1 oil instead of clock oil.
My reference to 3-in-1 was only for the sintered bronze bearings in the rotor, where it needs to 'creep.'

Proper clock oil is formulated to do quite the opposite - it needs to stay put!

Paul's comment is quite correct - an electric clock train needs no force to drive it, as opposed to a spring or weight driven clock where the train has a considerable force applied to it.
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