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Old October 9th 14, 04:28 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default swivel lubricant

Tom W3TDH wrote in
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I need suggestions for a long lasting lubricant paste for the swivels I
use in my antenna support system. The critical aspect is it must be
compatible with polyester & Nylon ropes. If anyone knows of a lubricant
that is applied as a paste and will continue contributing a lubricating
layer for an extended time but that is also not destructive of
artificial rope I would love to hear of it.

--
Tom Horne W3TDH


Try 'Krytox', used for scuba breathing gear, specifically the rubber O-rings
and valves. It's a PFPE grease (perfluoropolyether), and uses various
thickeners, often powedered teflon. It is very inert, tends to stay where it
is put, and so long as heavy weather can't get in to force displacement, it
should last as long as you need it to. As far as I know, it won't be degraded
with UV, and will not outgas much with ambient heat. I'm not sure what if
anything will degrade it quickly.