Lamp house grease

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Piter_
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Lamp house grease

#1 Post by Piter_ » Wed Nov 20, 2019 2:02 pm

Hi everybody.
I am regreasing two Zeiss lamp houses.
Any recommendation for a grease?
Thanks.
Petro

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Re: Lamp house grease

#2 Post by 75RR » Wed Nov 20, 2019 2:32 pm

Could you post photos of the lamp houses you are referring to. They may be innocent.
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Re: Lamp house grease

#3 Post by Hobbyst46 » Wed Nov 20, 2019 3:46 pm

Are you sure the lamp houses need any grease ??

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Re: Lamp house grease

#4 Post by Piter_ » Wed Nov 20, 2019 5:05 pm

I am sure...
There are remainings of old grease on it, which solidified and lamp adjustment knobs ceased to move.
Here a photo of one of them from the internet.
I do not have them around to make a photo.
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Re: Lamp house grease

#5 Post by MicroBob » Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:47 pm

Hi Petro,
so is the problem is the adjusting screws? How hot a do they become in use? This determines the choice of lubricant.

Bob

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Re: Lamp house grease

#6 Post by Piter_ » Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:40 am

It is hard to say now as I cannot start them and I do not have previous experience with them.
I have ordered some antistuck with working temperature up to 1000C. If it will be to dense I will use G-1/3 OLELUBE vaseline. It has working temperature up to 200C.
And then I will see.

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#7 Post by MichaelG. » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:17 am

The copper-rich greases, typically specified for use on the back of brake-pads,
e.g. https://www.commaoil.com/productsguide/view/6/220
would probably do the job nicely.

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Re: Lamp house grease

#8 Post by Piter_ » Tue Nov 26, 2019 5:51 pm

At the end I wrote to a microscope service and repair company located in Poland
They recommended this grease.
GRIZZLYGREASE No. 3

https://www.lubcon.com/en/products/grea ... ease-no-3/
I was not able to get it but I think G-1/3 will do the job. It has 175 C working temperature maximum and no dropping point.

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