"Jasen Betts" wrote to "Greg Mayman" (13 Dec 02  06:49:04)
 --- on the topic of "TRAFFIC LIGHT"

 RS>> Corning silicon grease (damping fluid).

 GM> I didn't realize that it had a constant viscosity over a wide
 GM> range of temperatures.

 GM> But I still haven't seen any using grease.

 JB> I've got a sanyo C-15 (boombox) here with a grease damped opener
 JB> regulator
 GM> How would you adjust the rate on a grease damped closer?

 JB> different grease :) dunno about availability

The one's I've seen consisted of two parallel disk shaped paddles with
the damping grease in between them. A setscrew on the center pivot
adjusted how tightly the disks squeezed the grease. Kind of reminds me
of the old 10 speed bike gear change levers.

 Mike
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