BBB-41 Powerlock Bicycle Lock

On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 22:22:20 -0500, Radey Shouman
wrote:

John B. writes:

On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:46:40 -0500, Radey Shouman
wrote:

Sir Ridesalot writes:

On Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 12:52:10 AM UTC-5, John B. wrote:
On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 21:46:15 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 12/12/2017 8:48 PM, John B. wrote:
On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 01:23:04 +0100, Emanuel Berg
wrote:

AMuzi wrote:

Alcohol will work much better than
boiling water.

That's right

Any lock will have troubles moving between
room temperature and severe cold just from
normal condensation. Lube it.

Today I tried Sonax, which according to the
sticker is exactly what one should use in this
situation. It said it was inflammable -
probably alcohol in some variety.

Didn't work. Boiled water on the other hand
worked two times.

But it sucks having to do, obviously. And the
situation will just reoccur that way.

No, one should have a big key, a big keyhole,
and a lid on the lock itself.

Try rinsing with alcohol or some other solvent to remove all the oil
and then use it dry in the cold months.

One assumes that at (did you say) -6 degrees (C) there is little
chance of rain :-)

I usually use dry graphite powder to lubricate locks. But I doubt that
makes them impervious to moisture from condensation. I've never had a
bike lock freeze up, but in freezing weather, I've almost never had to
lock the bike outside.


I remember way back when they used to sell graphite power in a little
squeeze bottle with a long especially to lubricate auto door locks
with.

Like a lot of other things from my youth, "you don't that any more"
:-)


Hmm. Maybe store the lock in a plastic bag with some desiccant powder?
It would be a use for the little bags of desiccant that come in certain
pill bottles.

Or perhaps heat the lock to drive off moisture? Hub dyno users could rig
up a little resistance heater, maybe using their stash of old halogen
bulbs. Mega-lumen battery light users could cook the lock by holding it
in their headlight beams for a while. Be careful not to hold it too
long, or you might anneal the metal.


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Cheers,

John B.

Istill have a tube of powdered graphite that my dad, a Class-A
auto-mechanic usedto use.

Talk about premature nostalgia. I bought a squeeze bottle of powdered
graphite about a month ago.


Did you? what sort of shop?

I think it was Home Depot -- a national chain of "home improvement"
stores. Hardware stores carry them too.

We have "Home Pro" over here which is probably similar.
The next time I'm down there I'll have a look as my front gate lock
would benefit from some sort of all weather lube.
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Cheers,

John B.