Thadiun Okona Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 A while back I came up with a simple mod to significantly reduce the amount of dust/grime that finds its way into Warthog base enclosures. While there are a number of underlying causes that lead to sticktion, a big one is the ingestion of dust and cookie crumbs which accelerates fouling of the grease. Regardless of what grease you swear by (Nyogel 767a!!), preventing dust and Cheeto crumbs from mixing with it over time is key to stretching out the cycle. The discs I make a machine cut out of black .012" Mylar plastic and are near invisible once installed which only takes seconds. The OD is the same as the black raised open area it's covering, and the ID is just big enough to allow it to travel though its normal +/-20deg range of motion unobstructed and remains flat, but not big enough to allow debris to get in. Been selling these direct and wholesale for a while and people seem quite pleased with theirs, but finally set up a site for them with a direct paypal link so felt like I could present them places like this forum. http://www.dualsticks.com/dustshields/ (wholesale inquiries welcome) Opening at top of gimbals allow debris/dust to enter If anyone wants to try to make their own, OD is 2.15" and ID is .900"
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