Why use an ultrafiltered lubricant in a cleanroom or vacuum environment?
Sometimes it can be smaller than a grain of sand. Manufacturing equipment in Vacuum and cleanroom environments are so sensitive that even microscopic particulates can cause product failure. In a bearing, for example, any particle that acts like a ‘speed bump’ in the motion of the bearing, no matter how…
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Copper corrosion test (ASTM D-4048)
Copper Corrosion test is also known as ASTM method D-4048. A grease copper corrosion test is performed to ensure that a grease will protect the metal surfaces it comes in contact with over time. The test begins by the technician…
Lubrication regime explanation-Types of lubrication
There are three primary lubrication regimes, which are boundary, mixed, and hydrodynamic lubrication. Lubrication regimes describe the type of lubrication film that is created under specific operating conditions and is dependent on the degree of contact between surfaces. Boundary Lubrication…
Not Recommended-Conductive grease use on electrical connectors
A common question from a customer searching for an electrical connector grease to fix an electrical connector fault that has already occurred is, why not just use a conductive grease to fix the fault? A conductive grease is never recommended…
Introduction to Polyglycol
Polyglycol or Polyalkylene Glycols (PAG) are a family of products formed from the polymerisation of one of more alkylene oxides. PAGs are made from ethylene oxides, propylene oxides, which in the presence of an alcohol initiator and a catalyst form…
Yamaha amplifier case study-Potentiometer Damping Grease
Yamaha DSP series amplifiers can be purchased second hand online at low cost. Older models have a common problem with the volume control because the volume control knob movement often does not correlate correctly with the dB level readout on…
Introduction to Petroleum (Mineral) base oil
Petroleum or mineral oil based grease is the most common and lowest cost grease on the market. If you have a lubrication task and are considering a grease, a grease that uses a mineral oil should be considered. Why? Well…
Why use an ultrafiltered lubricant in a cleanroom or vacuum environment?
Sometimes it can be smaller than a grain of sand. Manufacturing equipment in Vacuum and cleanroom environments are so sensitive that even microscopic particulates can cause product failure. In a bearing, for example, any particle that acts like a ‘speed…
Specialist electrical connector lubricants do not cause increased circuit resistance
One of the most common misconceptions we come across is that some electrical engineers think that using one of our specialist connector lubricants will cause extra circuit resistance/circuit impedance across a connector or circuit – this is not correct! As…
