Vaseline is what i use on my pool On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 3:36 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah. That was probably my brain aneurysm acting up. Probably conflated > WD40 and DC4... > > -- > bp > part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com > > > On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 12:30 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > >> I think you mean DC4 which is dielectric grease. The chemical >> composition is probably similar to DC111 but it isn’t as stiff. DC111 is >> basically a food grade lubricant for rubber valve rings. I suspect that >> plumbers grease that you buy at a hardware store is similar stuff. DC111 >> probably has silica added to make it thicker. >> >> >> >> If you like the single use packets instead of 5 oz tubes, I think these >> are probably the same thing: >> >> >> >> >> https://pilotshq.com/dow-corning-molykote-111-oringvalve-lubricant-6gm-dc111-6gm-p-18024.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince >> *Sent:* Sunday, February 10, 2019 12:39 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Lube for Backhaul O-rings? >> >> >> >> I always used DC-40. I bought it at the airplane shop. >> >> >> -- >> >> bp >> >> part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 10:12 AM Jeremy <jeremysmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Do you lube the O rings on your licensed antennas? I have seen some >> where they didn't and the O ring cracks apart, potentially causing water >> ingress. >> >> >> >> Most of the big names include a small pack with the radio or dish. I am >> struggling to find the exact product. I have heard people say that you can >> just use Vaseline, but the Internet says the petroleum will eat the rubber >> o ring within about a year. I see dielectric grease also being reported as >> being used, but it will supposedly also melt the rubber. >> >> >> >> Most are recommending Silicone Grease. The only silicone grease that I >> can find locally is "100% pure Silicone Grease" that is "Spark Plug Boot >> Grease". I figure that spark plugs boots are also rubber so this is >> probably the stuff, but it is also listed as being dielectric, and it >> contains polydimethylsiloxane.... whatever that is. >> >> >> >> Does anyone have any recommendations for what I should use to lube the >> O-Rings on my licensed backhauls when they do not include a tube of >> whatever they usually include?? Anyone have any stories about things that >> did not work out? >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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