ronemca
Newly Enlightened
(Lurker here...)
Evidently, most flashlights are inadequately or improperly lubed at birth. This seems nearly universal, since the first thing everyone does upon receipt is pull the poor things apart and examine their innards...which is invariably followed by a detailed description of the inadequacies of their movement(s)!!
Okay - maybe it's not that bad, but you get my point.
Anyway, as usual in specialty forums, there is a product -- or sometimes a couple -- that is/are oft-mentioned as the ultimate solution to whatever the issue is with the item(s). In this forum, it is Nyogel.
Well...I have been searching for this bloody stuff for awhile, and I guess it is only secreted by a half-dozen Tibetan virgins once every 24 months, because BOY! is it RARE!
However, I've also discovered that -- surprise surprise -- it is used by non-flashaholics too!! And -- even more interestingly -- they describe it as "di-electric" grease. This is immensely gratifying, because I already have di-electric grease; I use it in my auto electric connections to guard against rust & corrosion!
So. By now, some of you will be saying "Yeah - so what? Everyone knows Nyogel is di-electric grease." Well, I wasn't sure. And I didn't want to be one of those arrogant fools that thinks he knows everything and just plow ahead and smear [automobile] di-electric grease on the threads of my brand new $100 flashlight...only to later learn that it was the wrong stuff...and that it will destroy my o-rings. Or eat my aluminum. Or dissolve the magical LED connectivity dust that makes these machines perform like they do. :tinfoil:
So. Should I wait for the virgins to do what they do? or is there another source for Nyogel that is NOT outta stock? Or can I just use the goop that I already have?
Many thanks!
Evidently, most flashlights are inadequately or improperly lubed at birth. This seems nearly universal, since the first thing everyone does upon receipt is pull the poor things apart and examine their innards...which is invariably followed by a detailed description of the inadequacies of their movement(s)!!
Okay - maybe it's not that bad, but you get my point.
Anyway, as usual in specialty forums, there is a product -- or sometimes a couple -- that is/are oft-mentioned as the ultimate solution to whatever the issue is with the item(s). In this forum, it is Nyogel.
Well...I have been searching for this bloody stuff for awhile, and I guess it is only secreted by a half-dozen Tibetan virgins once every 24 months, because BOY! is it RARE!
However, I've also discovered that -- surprise surprise -- it is used by non-flashaholics too!! And -- even more interestingly -- they describe it as "di-electric" grease. This is immensely gratifying, because I already have di-electric grease; I use it in my auto electric connections to guard against rust & corrosion!
So. By now, some of you will be saying "Yeah - so what? Everyone knows Nyogel is di-electric grease." Well, I wasn't sure. And I didn't want to be one of those arrogant fools that thinks he knows everything and just plow ahead and smear [automobile] di-electric grease on the threads of my brand new $100 flashlight...only to later learn that it was the wrong stuff...and that it will destroy my o-rings. Or eat my aluminum. Or dissolve the magical LED connectivity dust that makes these machines perform like they do. :tinfoil:
So. Should I wait for the virgins to do what they do? or is there another source for Nyogel that is NOT outta stock? Or can I just use the goop that I already have?
Many thanks!