Thread lubrication on copper mods.

[richboyporter]

Alright. Now I have a copper hybrid able mod. Im currently using 3 in 1 oil to lubricate my threads. Button housing to mod thread, switch to firing pin thread, and top cap to mod threads. Now my question is conductivity related/and protection.

Does 3in1 hinder my cunductivity by creating a more resistive barrier?

Can I use di-electric grease?

3in1 makes a copper grease. How and what does that work. Is it conductive? Or more suitable for copper?

Also I have seen conductive oil for train set tracking for lubricant and to maintain a constant flow of power. Is that safe for copper?

Lastly silver based or silver containing lubricant/oil. Sounds like optimization for cunductivity but is it abrasive?

Reason I ask this is because I comp and every point of voltage counts. I am no electrician. But I have a very good understanding of the pv itself. Just not lubricant for this purpose. Thank you in advance!

 

[Bad Ninja]

Lately I've been using graphite from a pencil to lube switch parts on my brass and copper mods.

 

[edyle]

Alright. Now I have a copper hybrid able mod. Im currently using 3 in 1 oil to lubricate my threads. Button housing to mod thread, switch to firing pin thread, and top cap to mod threads. Now my question is conductivity related/and protection.

Does 3in1 hinder my cunductivity by creating a more resistive barrier?

Can I use di-electric grease?

3in1 makes a copper grease. How and what does that work. Is it conductive? Or more suitable for copper?

Also I have seen conductive oil for train set tracking for lubricant and to maintain a constant flow of power. Is that safe for copper?

Lastly silver based or silver containing lubricant/oil. Sounds like optimization for cunductivity but is it abrasive?

Reason I ask this is because I comp and every point of voltage counts. I am no electrician. But I have a very good understanding of the pv itself. Just not lubricant for this purpose. Thank you in advance!

"I comp" ... oh... competition clouds?
Ok, ...btw I don't comp... but I know physics:
Long and short of it is: voltage.
Your big problem is low voltage.
If you use a series mech (AND of course make coils suited for the higher voltage), you get better efficient power transfer to your low ohm coil.

 

[richboyporter]

Yes competition clouds. And your reply had nothing to do with my question. This is a single 18650 tube. Not stacked or series box. I know how they work. I do single mech comps which 90% are. And the lubricant question has to do with voltage drop. And wich adds or takes from cunductivity.

 

[Bad Ninja]

I want to add: be careful with graphite. It can turn an insulator into a contact.

 

[KentA]

Lately I've been using graphite from a pencil to lube switch parts on my brass and copper mods.

Bad Ninja,
How are you transferring the graphite from the pencil to the mod?

 

[Bad Ninja]

Bad Ninja,
How are you transferring the graphite from the pencil to the mod?

I use a graphite art pencil and just rub it on all the contact surfaces.
It leaves a very fine layer of graphite powder, which lubricates and doesn't hinder conductivity.
It won't make it slippery but it will keep it smooth.

 

[sig-cmt]

I use MG Chemicals Silver Conductive Grease for comps. Can get a bit messy, so I stick with NO-OX-ID A-Special (can also be a bit messy, although less so than MG 8463) most of the time.

 

[richboyporter]

Figured 3in1 ain't the ticket. Maybe so if its just standard use. But I can feel a slight difference in heat on output in my hit with the 3in1 it just is a slight cooler. The able has so many pieces you have to lube in some way. Waiting on tax season to grab a couple vcm's. Side by side with no difference my homies is a considerable hotter vape. Then we tested under load and seen why...

 

[duc916]

I use a graphite art pencil and just rub it on all the contact surfaces.
It leaves a very fine layer of graphite powder, which lubricates and doesn't hinder conductivity.
It won't make it slippery but it will keep it smooth.

Funny, I saw my 9 year old doing this on her zippered boots the other day... she told me she does it to make them easier to zip. The things they learn on Pinterest.


For mech contacts I always recommend Ox-Gard. Cheap ($4 at Lowe's) and highly effective.

 

[entropy1049]

Ox-Gard +1.

 

[minimalsaint]

Why not grab a few things and do your own testing? I mean, you're going to get lots of opinions but without testing them in your particular setup then your guess is probably as good as anyone else's, especially if you are looking to squeak out another .1 or .2 more from your build.
Nobody knows your rig like you do.