Which grease shall I use for IBM model stabilisers

[cactux]

Hi,

Correct me if I wrong but the stabilizers shall have some grease on them right? if that is true where and what kind of grease/viscosity shall I use and where to buy it?

cheers

[czarek]

So far for me normal cosmetic vaseline I stole from my girlfriend worked best.

[cactux]

So far for me normal cosmetic vaseline I stole from my girlfriend worked best.

I was wonderin if this will be a good candidate http://www.iomania.co.kr/frontstore/Item/item_zoom.asp?item_num=566&catalog_num=&mart_id=iomall&level=&mother_catalog_num=103895

How often do you change the vaseline ?

[czarek]

I've put it on few weeks ago and it's still there. Keys are still sliding nice wherever I press them.

[cactux]

I've put it on few weeks ago and it's still there. Keys are still sliding nice wherever I press them.

The only problem with the vaseline is its  dark side ;-)

[czarek]

I've never seen NIB Model M but on Unicomp's stabilizers there's definitely some white grease.

[cactux]

I think I found something good called:

"DOW MOLYKOTE EM-30L Synthetic Grease"

DESCRIPTION:
Molykote EM-30L Grease is a synthetic hydrocarbon oil / lithium soap light consistency grease containing specially formulated solid lubricants. It has excellent compatibility with plastics such as polycarbonates, polyamides, polyacetals, and polybutylene terephthalates (PBT). It is a high-performance white synthetic grease with solid lubricants for extreme pressure, for use with plastic/plastic, plastic/metal, plastic/rubber and rubber/metal combinations involving slow and medium-fast movements and medium to heavy loads. May also be used for some metal/metal lubrication in electromechanical applications such as automotive actuators.

COMPOSITION:
Polyalphaolefine Synthetic Hydrocarbon; Lithium soap; PTFE (Teflon or equivalent) and other solid lubricants.

APPLICATIONS:
Suitable for lubrication points with medium to heavy loads and low to medium speeds.
- Switches: Lubrication of plastics and electrical contact.
- Actuators: Lubrication at wide temperature and various materials.
- Micro Motors: Lubrication at wide temperature and various materials.
- Office Equipment: Lubrication of Paper Feeding/Ejection Gears, Paper Adjust Actuators, Plastic Gears, Paper Sorting Unit Gears and other moving plastic parts.

FEATURES:
- Contains no lead or nickel.
- Contains PTFE (Teflon or equivalent)
- High load-carrying capacity.
- Suitable for long-term lubrication by virtue of low oil evaporation and low tendency towards oxidation.
- Low friction coefficient.
- Compatible with most plastics and elastomers.
- Can be used for plastic-plastic contact, metal-metal contact and plastic-metal contact long service life.
- Low seepage, so it can be used in places where cleanliness is required.
- Does not contain silicone therby preventing problems with contact point failures.

SPECIFICATIONS:
COLOR: White
NLGI Class: NLGI 1
TEMPERATURE RANGE: From -49ºF to 302ºF (-45ºC to +150ºC)
WORKED PENETRATION: 310-340 mm/10
BASE OIL VISCOSITY @ 40ºC: 90 mm2/s

SOLVES THESE LUBRICATION PROBLEMS:
Plastic Gear Wheels in Enclosed Gears:
- Running-in damage, stick-slip, scuffing, seizure.
- High wear and short life owing to high temperatures or heavy loads. Swelling, range shrinking, stress cracks, change in strength characteristics due to inadequate lubricant.

Seals and Packings:
- Shrinkage, swelling and stress cracking due to lubricant incompatibility.

Sliding Contact Bearings Made of Plastic:
- Running-in damage, stick-slip, scuffing, seizure.
- High wear, stiff operation, stress cracks, swelling, shrinking, effect on hardness due to inadequate lubricant, short life owing to high temperatures or high loads.

Linear Sliding Guides:
- Scuffing, scoring, high wear, short life due to high load.

The price is only $4 USD, the viscosity is perfect

[RiGS]

That's reasonable. Go for it.

[cactux]

Done I will write a review a soon as I get the magic Grease

[liist]

I use that same stuff that I use to grease the joints on my tractor.