11 Aug
2009
11 Aug
'09
10:39 a.m.
e.stiebler wrote:
Hi all,
so, after all this cleaning of contacts on old computers, is there
anything really good to put on the contact surface to protect it ?
Grease/Lubricants/etc. ?
The problem with contact lubricants is that they necessarily have to be
conductive, so if you get more than a tiny amount on, it's game-over.
There are lubricants out there that are designed for this purpose (such
as polyphenyl ethers), but they tend to be used for connectors larger
than the ones common in computers. Applying them to connectors the size
of which are common in computers would be very tricky. Once you get
them on there, though, they tend to be very resistant to evaporation and
migration.
Peace... Sridhar