I haven't put the lithium on anything more important than a wimax
SM....mostly it's for my car. But the stainless hardware on the 320
hasn't seized up after a few years with lithium grease on it. I also
know one of our installers runs around putting WD-40 on them when he
puts them together. I would have expected that to wash off, but his
haven't seized up either. Is it just a matter of time?
I think there are 3 different applications, don't mix up the products:
dielectric grease for waterproofing modular jack connections: Dow
Corning DC4 or equivalent
grease for rubber feedhorn O-rings: Dow Corning DC111 or equivalent
anti-seize for stainless hardware: more than just lithium grease, I
would make sure it says something about anti-seize or never-seize or
something like that on the label and also that it is intended for
stainless steel. Many brands. I think I finally found some Permatex
Nickel Anti-Seize at O'Reilly auto parts, after striking out at
Autozone and Advance. Note the stuff with nickel dust in it stains,
don't get it where you don't want it. You don't need much so I got a
little tube, but the brush-top bottle might be good for applying it
without getting it on your fingers.
-----Original Message----- From: Adam Moffett via Af
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 2:02 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Local source for silicon grease (Corning 4)
Lots of good responses here. I was wondering if you meant a dielectric
grease, or something to lube up your stainless parts so they don't
seize, or something else?
Auto parts store should have options for any of that. I bought a can of
lithium grease for $2.99 at Autozone some years ago. It's the size of a
peanut can. Since you only need a dab here and there on each part, I've
been using that same can for 6-7 years.
Any clues where I might look locally for this? I'm not having any luck.
-Jason
