Use plumbers’ grease or keg lube It’s cheap and meant for rubber, plastic and metal parts. Petroleum based products will cause issues with plastic/rubber over time. I suspect dielectric grease would still be cheaper.
Charles Raber Network Administrator Triad Wireless [cid:storage_emulated_0__EmailTempImage_4_TempSignature_signature_image001_1__1_jpg_1542330455671] 4226 South 37th Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 Office (602)426-0542x108<tel:(602)426-0542%20x108> Email:cra...@triadwireless.net<mailto:cra...@triadwireless.net> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 1:19 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Lube for Backhaul O-rings? Vaseline is what i use on my pool On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 3:36 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com<mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com<mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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