egg timer thingy cleaning

[RB]

This little gem is a highly coveted part in old arcade machines.
Background: It was used in everything from pinball machines, to love testers.
Anything that had a timed game, needed one of these.
History: These dittys appear to have been made from egg timers, with the hammer turned around, and a fiber push disk applied.
So when it was wound, the hammer pushed a switch closed.
When the time was up, the hammer fell, and opened the switch.
Problem: these things are always gummed up, and you cannot dis assemble them to clean the works.
Big problem in the arcade industry. And no alternative!
Solution: Marvel mystery oil.
Soak it in the oil bath for a few days, work it around, a bunch of times, and working!
Nice recovery.
Only glitch, I don't know how to rinse the oil off...not that i need to, but would be nicer.

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Solution: Marvel mystery oil.
Soak it in the oil bath for a few days, work it around, a bunch of times, and working!
Nice recovery.
Only glitch, I don't know how to rinse the oil off...not that i need to, but would be nicer.

Buy a can of automotive spray brake cleaner, it will remove the oil residue.

[RB]

Ah, yes...that is a great idea.
I can't remember how many brain cells i have cooked usin carb cleaner back in the day.
used to wash my hands in it. cut the grease right off.
no worries about black hands...or extra brain cells...
what was i talkin about?
Oh yeah...fishin