Intermatic Timer Pinon Gear
Samuel M. Goldwasser wrote:
"John Keiser" writes:
A more current model [TN711] and drive motor [WG2030] uses a pinon
gear that has readily crumbled [in the heat and humidity of Hawaii,
anyway]. The remnants are a golden, waxy color.
I wonder if the switch contacts generate enough ozone to do anything to
the nylon?
But I agree it's annoying. All the other gears are brass and don't
wear.
Maybe that one crummy gear is a "fuse" for the drive train? I have a '64
VW that has one fiber gear in the wiper motor gearbox, while the rest are
metal; I suspect it might be there in case the wipers are frozen in place
by ice.
Matt Roberds
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