8 Feb
2000
8 Feb
'00
7:49 a.m.
Sipke de Wal <sipke(a)wxs.nl> wrote:
Contact Spray is HELL
Never ever use contact-spray! or the like in low voltage
connectors/equipment Often the fat that is left after the
carrier-solvent has vaporised will function as a very good insulator,
The grease will contract all kind of vermin that will eek out a living
in your equipment and over time the problem will return ever more hefty.
You'll get addicted to the stuff
Why does every one think I'm talking about petroleum
grease. Many high power connectors are protected with
silicone grease and still functioning with out a
hitch after 25 years. Their contact resistance still
measures less then the original dry contact resistance.
I put silicone grease on the contacts of the USART
socket, in my Poly88, back in 1979, to fix a flaky contact.
I have had no reason since then to add more. I used
the Poly88 just last week. If I'm addicted, it is just
for new applications.
Dwight