silver conducting grease advice

[metapuff]

hi David,

just wondering if you still recommend using the silver conducting grease?
waited so long for you to update the sticky i'm beginning to wonder if you've
reversed your opinion on using it.

or maybe just too busy?

thanks

 

[joelongwood]

I think the new recommendation is to use Noalox instead.

David's post:

What i've come to suspect over the last year is that the primary benefit of Noalox or Conductive grease is not to conduct electricity, but rather it prevents the micro layer of oxidization or tarnishing from forming, which inhibits the electrical flow. As of late, i've been favoring the Noalox and that is what i put on the contacts and threads of the units i send out.

Hope this helps.

 

[forcedfuel50]

I think Joelongwood summed it up. I now recommend Noalox, it works just as well and is far more affordable.

David

 

[North Shore]

I have both and mix them, big surprise.

The problem with the Noalox is the fact that it settles and you can wind up with a lot of oil and not a lot of metal particles. So, you could actually create a barrier to the current while stopping corrosion. The tube of silver lasts a long time, anyway, and you don't need to use much. If you have both try 1/4 silver and 3/4 Noalox or 1/3 to 2/3. Shake the Noalox bottle a lot first, like old ketchup.