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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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chichiuno
118 posts
 
best bet is rubbing alchohol, also the best to use to clean all electonics!
sean
6,229 posts
 
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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bob_bundus
1,834 posts
 
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.
chichiuno
118 posts
 
Bob , with rubbing alcohol, it is the ideal cleaner for your audio components, ( faceplates, cases , audio racks, cables ,ect. i recommended this to all my customers and they seemed to agree. the oil content is so minute , you will never know it there. as for contacts it cleans perfectly, helping to prevent oxidation, commonlly found in the jacks and back of unit conectors, Rubbing alcohol never held any dust , nor attracts it. what's wrong maybe it too cheap? ever thought what is in "Kontact or Ultraconnect"
I advise people in this thread to try it with a white terry towel ( wash rag ) and tell me what you think. Bob you may have some knowlege in industrial aplication in the mater, but I have knowlege in both. In mater of fact Levinson and a few others recommend this and uses it themselves! call Sara Reed of madrigal.
psychicanimal
1,738 posts
 
How about using silver grease for outlets? Would it be OK?
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