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Yehezqel t1_ixwspeg wrote

What is the 105 grease used for compared to the 205g0? And what are the differences? Thanks :)

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fathergoose626 t1_ixxfiit wrote

105 is an oil whereas 205 is more of a grease. 105 is typically used for lubricating springs by putting them all in a ziplock bag or Tupperware adding the 105 and shaking it all until the springs are all evenly coated. At least that’s what I do with it, ymmv.

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Yehezqel t1_iy0g6cr wrote

I thought it was that but not quite sure. I saw someone saying they lubed stabs with 105 and dielectric for the stems. Isn’t 105 too liquid for using on stabs?

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fathergoose626 t1_iy0l3kj wrote

Yeah, 105 is not going to work great for the stabs. The point of lubricating stabs is mostly to silence them (the place where the wire goes into the hole) and less so to make them smooth (lubing the places where the two plastic parts rub). You could use 105 for the plastic on plastic part, but it’s not going to do a great job since it’s so thin. As far as the grease on the wires, dielectric grease or 205 is good. I actually picked up some XHT-BDZ G1.5 from divinikey for the wires, it’s suuuuper thick kinda like automotive grease (only a hundred times the price) and it works great if you don’t overdo it.

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