Where to buy Silicone Grease? (a small tube preferred)
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ledled
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Does it say "silicone grease" or maybe under a slightly difference name?
Joe Talmadge
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I ordered online from a scuba shop, they all sell it. Don't know if it's "dielectric" though.
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It's not a "small" tube but it is a true Silicone Grease.
Eric
It's not a "small" tube but it is a true Silicone Grease.
Eric
Teflon gel lube at radioshack works well on the o-rings on flashlights, part #64-2326
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F005%5F012%5F000%5F000&product%5Fid=64%2D2326
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F005%5F012%5F000%5F000&product%5Fid=64%2D2326
The Brinkmann website sells O-ring Lube. It's kind of pricy but the shipping is free.
http://www.thebrinkmanncorp.com/acb/showprod.cfm?&DID=8&CATID=2&ObjectGroup_ID=27
PS the flipoff lenscap with colored lens is great as well, to protect your lenses. Fits mags, E2e, ARC LS, etc.
http://www.thebrinkmanncorp.com/acb/showprod.cfm?&DID=8&CATID=2&ObjectGroup_ID=27
PS the flipoff lenscap with colored lens is great as well, to protect your lenses. Fits mags, E2e, ARC LS, etc.
ledled
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Any retail store carries them?
Unforgiven
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I have seen small tubes in the automotive section at WalMart. (mini gease gun tubes)
sunspot
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Auto part stores carry dielectric silicone grease. I got a sample pack for $.25 at AutoZone.
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Be careful with products that claim to be Teflon or Silicone; they may still contain petrochemicals which are devastating to some O rings, especially those made with butyl rubber. If in doubt check with the manufacturer to see if the rings are petro safe.
Here is an excellent, non petroleum based product popular with CPF'ers a while back. They used to send free samples; I still use mine.
SUPER LUBE
Brightnorm
Here is an excellent, non petroleum based product popular with CPF'ers a while back. They used to send free samples; I still use mine.
SUPER LUBE
Brightnorm
Quickbeam
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I use dielectric silicone grease on all my lights/o-rings (and sparkplug wires). No problems at all.
Joe Talmadge
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Question: how would I know if my silicone lube isn't dielectric? Since it eventually gets on the threads, I assume that a non-dielectric lube would disrupt the circuit, and I'd lose some light output. Since that hasn't happened, I'm assuming I'm using a dielectric grease. And I'm assuming here that "dielectric" means "conducts electricity".
Joe
Joe
Quickbeam
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Dielectric grease does not conduct electricity.
Never had a problem with it. If the contact surfaces are held together with enough pressure the grease pretty much moves out of the way and allows metal on metal contact. I coat the batteries in my photon 2's with it and have never had a poor contact problem (and also have never had a problem with water/corrosion.)
Never had a problem with it. If the contact surfaces are held together with enough pressure the grease pretty much moves out of the way and allows metal on metal contact. I coat the batteries in my photon 2's with it and have never had a poor contact problem (and also have never had a problem with water/corrosion.)
sunspot
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yes. But. Most grease will not stop conductivity. There is still lots of metel contact at the threads. I read a rather long thread about this issue that I won't repeat here but the end result is not to worry.
