You might want to pull the end caps and take a look at the bearings
and brushes before firing it up. Put in a few drops and rotate it by hand.
Dynomotors are very reliable, and its probably in good condition.
Make sure you have a strong battery! The starting current is huge.

Steve W6SSP

Derek Cohn/WB0TUA wrote in message
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Dear Friends,

I just picked up a BC-314-G (MW version of BC-348). It came out of
the estate of a long deceased ham so I don't know how recently it was
used. I would like to begin the restoration process and will start
with the dynamotor. I have read TM11-850 N which covers this radio
and the only maintenance mentioned for the dynamotor is one drop of
oil in the bearings.

If I'm going to start up a dynamotor that hasn't been run in a long
time, does this one drop of oil in the bearings sound sufficient? Is
there any other recommended maintenance to get this thing lubed
properly so I don't burn up the bearings when applying power? Also,
it's a 12 - 14v dynamotor. Is it recommended to start it on very low
voltage and increase it slowly to the recommended operating voltage?

Thanks for any help you guys can give me!

73,

Derek
WB0TUA