11 Aug
2009
11 Aug
'09
9:27 p.m.
Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
Chuck Guzis wrote:
(I wasn't offended. 8-) )
Oh, I have no other suggestion, except that when one is applying the
stuff, they should do so with a bit of care. When in doubt, err on the
side of caution. I use contact lubricants myself, but only when
absolutely necessary.
Perhaps you two are working from different definitions of 'contact lubricant'.
There are contact cleaners, contact cleaners with lubricant (oil), and, (from
what Sridhar is saying, I've never used them myself) 'contact conduction
enhancers'.
The stuff I personally hate is the contact cleaner with oil in it, primarily
because a lot of people - unaware of the oil - like to liberally spray it
around. Even if one is aware of it, it's generally under high enough pressure
in the spray can that it's impossible to keep it from ending up all over the
place. The cleaner evaporates, leaving a film of oil everywhere that it
shouldn't be, that then drips and seeps around further, collects dust, and so
on. Ick.
I
didn't say anything approaching anything resembling anything like
that.
...And I apologize for the remark. But what do you recommend?