Re: (ET) New here, E15 and E12

[Jim Coate <lists freerangeelectric com>]

Drop of oil probably won't hurt, but not likely to help...

If you remove the timer unit from the plastic plate (ie remove knob and 
nut underneath), you will see 2 small screws on the top of the timer 
body. Remove those and carefully lift off the cover and you'll see that 
a small gear from the motor underneath turns a larger gear with a cog 
that activates the switch contacts. So that drop of oil would just go to 
the shaft for that larger gear... if there is a failure, more likely 
within the motor below.

Your previous comment about the timer just spontaneously starting to 
work makes me think more of a loose wire or dirty connection.



On 09/27/2021 9:54 am, joeaverage frontiernet net wrote:
> Would it be worthwhile to put a drip of oil on the timer shaft where
> it enters the timer body or leave it running dry? Not sure what kind
> of timer innards there are and whether a drip of light oil would cause
> a problem.

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