[Elecraft] TMP connectors
Drew AF2Z
pubx1 at af2z.net
Sun Jun 8 20:58:51 EDT 2025
I'm aware of DeOxit but NO-OX-ID contact grease is the one I thought the
other poster was referring to as "no-oxide type grease".
It works great for coax connectors and threads; also on audio plugs,
headphone, etc that while apparently bright and shiny sometimes go
scratchy. Good for car battery terminals also.
I've never tried it on TMP connectors but wouldn't hesitate if there was
a problem with them.
73,
Drew/AF2Z
On 6/8/2025 19:55, Rick Robinson wrote:
> Are you thinking of DeOxit ? Thin red liquid that has been around for
> years and great for cleaning and protecting . Not messy. Noalox is for
> aluminum electrical connections. Look up DeOxit and I think you will see
> this is what would be the proper product.
>
> On Sun, Jun 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM Drew AF2Z <pubx1 at af2z.net
> <mailto:pubx1 at af2z.net>> wrote:
>
> NO-OX-ID contact grease is the stuff. Works great for RF and audio
> connectors.
>
> 73,
> Drew/AF2Z
>
>
>
> On 6/8/2025 17:27, Ray Maxfield wrote:
> > Hi Jim and GP.
> > I would only use No-Oxide "type grease" on the TMP connectors.
> > A very lite coat is all that is needed.
> >
> > Ray WA6VAB K3
> >
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> > Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 1:11 PM
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> > Cc: jim at rhodesend.net <mailto:jim at rhodesend.net>
> <jim at rhodesend.net <mailto:jim at rhodesend.net>>
> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] TMP connectors
> >
> > Hi Jim,
> >
> > The last time I re-plugged those connectors after having my K3's
> sub out, I
> > did apply a small amount of dielectric grease to the tip and the
> shell. Just
> > used very little smear (not a glob) on the tip of my finger to
> touch those
> > parts. That also made correct and full insertion easier.
> >
> > Contacts use pressure to squoosh their little conductive hills
> into/onto the
> > mating surface. After that, they need protection from atmospheric and
> > moisture deterioration. The grease keeps it from reaching those
> microscopic
> > areas as it gets pushed aside all around of where they squoosh.
> >
> > I've been using it on outdoor coax connectors for ages, and
> recenrly on the
> > braid of crimp-on connectors before crimping. Never had an issue .
> >
> > 73,
> > Chet, N8RA
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> <mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
> <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> <mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net>> On
> > Behalf Of Jim Rhodes
> > Sent: Friday, June 6, 2025 10:26 PM
> > To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net <mailto:elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> > Subject: [Elecraft] TMP connectors
> >
> > My K3 does not get a lot of use anymore because its spot on the
> desk has
> > been taken by the K4D. Now the K4 has been at the mothership and
> the K3 was
> > perking along just fine and then went silent suddenly. No
> receive, no
> > transmit. I opened it up and poked around a bit the next day
> with the top
> > cover off and all of a sudden the receive started crackling and
> transmit was
> > fine. Buttoned it back up and it worked fine during off and on
> use for a
> > few days, then it went quiet again after an all day stretch. So
> I popped
> > the top and twisted all of the TMP connectors that I could reach,
> powered it
> > up and it has been working fine again.
> > My question to the group is: Has anyone ever gone to the trouble
> of treating
> > all of those pesky little connectors with some kind of dialectric
> grease to
> > keep them from this kind of behavior? By the time you add the second
> > receiver and the 2 meter board there gets to be a lot of the
> little buggers
> > in there and most of them are hard to get at. Seems like it
> might be a good
> > project to try now that the K4 is on its way home again.
> >
> > Jim K0XU
> > jim at rhodesend.net <mailto:jim at rhodesend.net>
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