Silicone grease

[David Cutter]

I hate silicon(e) grease with a vengence.  If you ever use adhesives, don't let silicon grease near anything you are ever likely to touch.  I get the feeling that a layer one molecule thick stops anything sticking.  It can be transferred on your fingers to the bench and then to anything else and so on....  In one of my workplaces it was banned from the factory site as it was identified as the source of poor adhesion on a project.  A solvent for it would be good, but I don't know of one.  

David
G3UNA

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> From: rrkrr <[hidden email]>
> Date: 2007/04/12 Thu PM 03:07:49 BST
> To: Brett gazdzinski <[hidden email]>
> CC: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] swr bridge diodes and roller inductors
> >
> You might try a little silver loaded silicone grease on the roller
> inductor:  http://www.2spi.com/catalog/msds/msds04993.html
>
> Bob K4ERR

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[rrkrr-2]

[hidden email] wrote:
> snip -
- I get the feeling that a layer one molecule thick stops anything
sticking -

-snip-

That's part of the virtue of using the silver impregnated silicone
grease to improve contact on a roller inductor - it stays put.

There are products made for the safe removal of silicones:  
http://www.amtexchemical.com/siliconeremoval.html

Bob K4ERR

> David
> G3UNA
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>  
>> From: rrkrr <[hidden email]>
>> Date: 2007/04/12 Thu PM 03:07:49 BST
>> To: Brett gazdzinski <[hidden email]>
>> CC: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] swr bridge diodes and roller inductors
>>    
>> You might try a little silver loaded silicone grease on the roller
>> inductor:  http://www.2spi.com/catalog/msds/msds04993.html
>>
>> Bob K4ERR
>>    
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