Arch,
I've heard of the coatings used for aluminum wiring but I haven't used any
of it.
Does it stay greasy after it's applied of does it turn solid so it doesn't
draw dust?
Although I'm speculating here it seems to me that a conductive paste used on
the 'hot' connections may increase leakage and cause more corrosion over the
longer term. These are DC circuits not AC so our objectives are slightly
different.
Clearance light sockets are one of the things that are always corroded. When
I need to open one of them up I clean it as best I can and apply vaseline
liberally. It seems to stop the corrosion and it's still there several
years later. The conductive paste wouldn't be appropriate in this spot.
If the Ox-Gard is non greasy maybe what we need is a version without the
graphite. This is an important topic so I'd like to hear what others are
doing along this line.
In my shop I keep anti-seize and vaseline on the same shelf. It seems that
nearly every repair I do gets a liberal dose of one or the other. Maybe
that's why I don't like working with either of these products. My fingers
are always coated with one or the other. Yuk!
What's every one else doing?
Dick
>Ok folks the other day someone was asking about something to
>put on electrical connections to keep them from coroding.
>Well went out and looked at my old tube and I could not read the
>writing on it. Used it up today so went looking for a new one.
>
>The product is called OX-Gard Made by GB ELECTRICAL,INC
>Part # OX-400. This stuff is used for coating Aluminum wires
>before you make a connection. If you have a alum entrance
>cable on your home it is the black goo that was put on where
>the entrance cable ties into the breaker box.
>
>It has a lot of grafite in it so it makes for a better connection.
>I use it under wire nuts for all kinds of wires. I also use it on
>spade clips. One very good use for it is on all of the ground
>connections on the GMCs. Take the ground connection loose
>sand the alum and the connector smear some on the connector
>and on the alum I then put a ss star washer between the alum
>and the connector.Bolt it down. You probable dont need the ss
>star washer-------my problem is I have a digitial volt meter and I
>hate voltage loss.
>
>Oh yes a 4 oz tube cost me $5 at Lowes the last time I got it was
>at my local electric shop. It lasts a long time. BTW dont use it on
>light bulbs. It is conductive enough that it will cause problems. Also
>if you are dealing with a multi-pin connector use a toothpick to
>get the stuff down into the connector. Then wipe it off real good.
>
>If anybody is having a problem with a small gas leak around
>the cooking stove holler. I know of another black goo to solve
>that problem too.
>
>Take Care
>Arch
>
>
I've heard of the coatings used for aluminum wiring but I haven't used any
of it.
Does it stay greasy after it's applied of does it turn solid so it doesn't
draw dust?
Although I'm speculating here it seems to me that a conductive paste used on
the 'hot' connections may increase leakage and cause more corrosion over the
longer term. These are DC circuits not AC so our objectives are slightly
different.
Clearance light sockets are one of the things that are always corroded. When
I need to open one of them up I clean it as best I can and apply vaseline
liberally. It seems to stop the corrosion and it's still there several
years later. The conductive paste wouldn't be appropriate in this spot.
If the Ox-Gard is non greasy maybe what we need is a version without the
graphite. This is an important topic so I'd like to hear what others are
doing along this line.
In my shop I keep anti-seize and vaseline on the same shelf. It seems that
nearly every repair I do gets a liberal dose of one or the other. Maybe
that's why I don't like working with either of these products. My fingers
are always coated with one or the other. Yuk!
What's every one else doing?
Dick
>Ok folks the other day someone was asking about something to
>put on electrical connections to keep them from coroding.
>Well went out and looked at my old tube and I could not read the
>writing on it. Used it up today so went looking for a new one.
>
>The product is called OX-Gard Made by GB ELECTRICAL,INC
>Part # OX-400. This stuff is used for coating Aluminum wires
>before you make a connection. If you have a alum entrance
>cable on your home it is the black goo that was put on where
>the entrance cable ties into the breaker box.
>
>It has a lot of grafite in it so it makes for a better connection.
>I use it under wire nuts for all kinds of wires. I also use it on
>spade clips. One very good use for it is on all of the ground
>connections on the GMCs. Take the ground connection loose
>sand the alum and the connector smear some on the connector
>and on the alum I then put a ss star washer between the alum
>and the connector.Bolt it down. You probable dont need the ss
>star washer-------my problem is I have a digitial volt meter and I
>hate voltage loss.
>
>Oh yes a 4 oz tube cost me $5 at Lowes the last time I got it was
>at my local electric shop. It lasts a long time. BTW dont use it on
>light bulbs. It is conductive enough that it will cause problems. Also
>if you are dealing with a multi-pin connector use a toothpick to
>get the stuff down into the connector. Then wipe it off real good.
>
>If anybody is having a problem with a small gas leak around
>the cooking stove holler. I know of another black goo to solve
>that problem too.
>
>Take Care
>Arch
>
>
