Hi Shawn,
while at it you should regrease them all, as the grease will be equally old!
Any machine grease should do, as long as it's new ;-)
Let me know if you need help repairing your probe…
Cheers
Bert
> Am 11.03.2025 um 19:11 schrieb Shawn Wagner via groups.io:
>
> Thanks, Todd, for reposting the instructions, Eugenio, and those that responded privately.
> This was very helpful. I pulled one of the bad one apart and it was quite sticky.
> I plan to use engine assembly grease. I think this should work well on metal parts.
> Shawn
>
> From: main_at_ammrl.groups.io on behalf of Shawn Wagner via groups.io
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2025 9:46 AM
> To: main_at_ammrl.groups.io
> Subject: [AMMRL] Protune Control Boxes
>
>
> Hi Varian Users,
>
> Has anyone else had the issue that the ProTune motors are exerting too much
> force on the tune rods? The probe capacitors for the X channel are being=
> over tuned during the indexing and one broke the gear free from the rod. Unlike
> the highband channel capacitors which have turn limiters to protect the
> capacitors, the X band does not. Is a way to reduce the power to the motors?
>
> Shawn
>
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