[ARC5] Lubing Connetors- Round 2

CRFandt cfandt2 at windstream.net
Sun Apr 6 17:33:41 EDT 2014


Oooops! I meant "_Silicon_ oxide and silicon dioxide..." in the 
paragraph below.


On 4/6/2014 5:04 PM, CRFandt wrote:
> Hi John and all,
<snip>

>
> Nyogel is made using a synthetic base oil (which is Polyalphaolefin 
> -same as the pure synthetic motor oils used in motor vehicle engines), 
> a fused silica thickener and some proprietary copper antioxidants. 
> "Silica!!!",  you say, "....that's sand!!" Yes, but the particle size 
> of fused silica is very tiny. The silicone oxide and dioxide particles 
> measure in the nanometer size and will not be abrasive to any 
> connector, even gold. It falls between the asperities (microscopic 
> bumps and striations) found on the contact surfaces of a pin or socket.

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Christian R. Fandt
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Jamestown, New York   USA


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