[TowerTalk] Fw: Lubricating air variable capacitors

[Keith Dutson]

I think you are mistaken.  I have never experienced this in any application.

73, Keith NM5G

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fw: Lubricating air variable capacitors

 > Keith Dutson wrote:
> That is great stuff.  However, the moly is intended for applications 
> involving high heat (e.g. high rpm).  DuPont also makes a Teflon white 
> lithium grease in a spray can that would work as well.  Not sure if it 
> has a lower price.  It is guaranteed not to melt or freeze.

White lithium grease, oh my Keith, nooooo!  ;-)  ;-)

Grease is a dirt and grit magnet -- it would eventually capture grit between
the contacts in a roller inductor or in the mechanism of a roller or air
variable and destroy them.

I do love white lithium for rotators, sliding doors, and other such
large-contact applications but would be terrified to use it in small contact
apps.

IMHO, YMMV ...

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