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Tried the "no lube" approach on a flap actuator and got better readings
Every guide I've read says to always use lubricant on flap actuator linkages during inspection, but I tested a Cessna 172 at our shop in Tucson without any. The travel time measurements came out 12% more consistent than the three lubricated units I checked before it. Has anyone else seen better precision from dry mechanisms on older airframes?
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elizabethg181mo ago
Tucson dry heat is probably skewing your results.
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danielmason1mo ago
Maybe the dry heat actually keeps the salsa from fermenting as fast.
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hill.andrew25d ago
Oh man, that's actually a really good point. The dry heat thing messes with everything here. I left a jar of homemade salsa out on the counter for like three days once and it barely changed, it just kinda shriveled up a bit. Meanwhile, my buddy back in humid Florida left his out overnight and it was already bubbling and smelling like beer the next morning. So yeah, I bet the lack of moisture in the air here just slows down all that bacterial action, almost like it's a natural preservative. I wonder if that's part of why so many old school Sonoran recipes rely on drying chiles instead of fermenting them.
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