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Re: [Shop-talk] Shop door combo lock not opening in freezing cold

To: <shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net>, <eric@megageek.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Shop door combo lock not opening in freezing cold
From: "Bob Kegel" <bobkegel@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 14:10:14 -0800 s=q20140121; t=1423347022; bh=Gu0rA3Rq8OY0yXzHW8JQH9GtG24fpLlBVzfm4zI3+mg=; h=Received:Received:Message-ID:Reply-To:From:To:Subject:Date: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=fLDvo1maIGvz8u4yg79Ur/8/uvFk7QZUhRiVcFIxDrAATAbg24OdrKqWGrlvBHq+l b7O532j0lk4ulI8kqW0YVeKxnpRXJrJ/37umxx+N64w5Jq12YI4LVhhenZesrjFNOy pgQbpSBdYeBfUap5x6cc7v5TCByN/cEUXGQscj4G5Y8SIZC1wCwwPvZtSXwoKQqTgE RfPXDfYeOL+v2/xly5QQ9MiXwobr5tRMerO0TFdYLzhda4ekbAI5Gh9UpNOQ3bQ2sP Ln6KEXGFkS5D9SaR530Gu8VKUjKPqHQjajOhn5Am6b/Gahp13cYQGgk9x4cNR4MNQ2 t11rQ2n/3A7Rw==
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>  I've tried lubricating it to no avail (I don't know if that might
> have made it worst.)

Back in the days when I was (barely) earning a living as a photographer, the 
SOP for cold-proofing mechanical cameras was to strip them of all 
lubricants.  If it were my lock misbehaving, I'd clean it out and re-lube 
with something silicone-based.

Bob K 
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