Dialectric grease any thoughts


Hello everyone, I recently purchased new interconnects(1 meter pair XLR balanced) and the company who makes them recomends "the use of contact enhancement fluid or dialectric grease on all electrical contact serfaces, including audio signal connectors and a-c power plugs and sockets." I am skeptical to use dialectric grease on the XLR plugs and outlets, if I don't like it- it may prove to be difficult to remove if not impossible. I've heard of others who have had good results with it on Power cords, but was told not to do it to the signal cables, and now this company is telling me to use it- so confusing! shed some light on my situation. ~Tim
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I really wonder why this company suggests using cable spunk on cables?? seems unusual.
First you have to kill a chicken......Why would anyone want to put dielectric grease on electrical connectors other than to tame a problem in the design as it will roll off the highs?
Anyone ever try that "HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE" silver based grease that J Scull wrote up in a few months back in his "Fine Tunes" column ? While i would not use it on audio connections, it may have its' uses elsewhere and was just curious about other's thoughts and experiences with it. Sean
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Sean I think you're referring to ConductoLube, a silver impregnated type of grease. I've used it successfully on large industrial DC battery wet cell systems; the connections between cells are made with open frame lead plated buss bar.
Cheech - rubbing alcohol is not even close to being the best contact cleaner; it contains lanolin, a contaminating oil, which as stated above is not desirable for our audio applications.