Are they worth seeking out and replacing todays cheap snap in all rubber diaphragms? Any tips on making them last? Inquiring minds would like to know!
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As far as your first question, depends on your level of neurosis. If you can live without them your problem is solved.
Protection: I've had success preserving rubber with the product "Armor All".
If they contact each other, they will eventually wear. A light coating of silicon spray where surfaces touch might help. I would apply it with a soft cloth.
Simon
Quite frankly my big bugaboo with the subject matter of this Post is their too easy to misspell and it's too difficult to remember where the silent 'g' goes in that word. 
My solution is either paper or ribbon. All of my rubber diaphragms have either distorted or become sticky. No idea what compound they are.
Agree with the spelling critique - if I am not absolutely sure, I look it up.
Being an fan of Passenger Trains, i like seeing Diaphrams on Passenger trains, the Rubber one's that come with the K-Line Cars, always seem to swivel up?, i've used the Paper Diaphrams with the plastic buffer plates myself, but that's me.
@PH1975 posted:Quite frankly my big bugaboo with the subject matter of this Post is their too easy to misspell and it's too difficult to remember where the silent 'g' goes in that word.
You have other problems: they're
Simon
@Simon Winter posted:As far as your first question, depends on your level of neurosis. If you can live without them your problem is solved.
Protection: I've had success preserving rubber with the product "Armor All".
If they contact each other, they will eventually wear. A light coating of silicon spray where surfaces touch might help. I would apply it with a soft cloth.
Simon
Im Purchasing the O Scale New Old Stock [N.O.S.] Neopreen with the metal striker plate ends. I don't like the look of The "Snap In" all rubber Diaphrams.
@prrhorseshoecurve posted:Im Purchasing the O Scale New Old Stock [N.O.S.] Neopreen with the metal striker plate ends. I don't like the look of The "Snap In" all rubber Diaphrams.
Are you getting the MHP diaphrams? I just picked up a few. If you find the rubber distorted after being stuck in their little boxes for 70 years, warming them with a hair dryer or as I did left on a furnace register will straighten them out.
Pete
@PH1975 posted:Quite frankly my big bugaboo with the subject matter of this Post is their too easy to misspell and it's too difficult to remember where the silent 'g' goes in that word.
Perhaps your real bugaboo should be with the fella who decided a "g" needs to be in that word in the first place.
I too have trouble with the title, but get it. Five out of seven are correct, and no way to mistake the actual question. That’s a passing grade.
Lately I go nuts watching TV actors misuse “I” and “me” about 100% of the time. Maybe they changed the rules and forgot to tell me?
Spelling rules, too, change over time. I think, though, that Neoprene may be a trade name. Common usage cannot change those.
@Norton posted:Are you getting the MHP diaphrams? I just picked up a few. If you find the rubber distorted after being stuck in their little boxes for 70 years, warming them with a hair dryer or as I did left on a furnace register will straighten them out.
Pete
Pete, I found putting them in a cup of water and into the microwave for a minute seems to help too.
