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In Reply to: RE: Less is more, no doubt...... posted by Winston Smith on October 12, 2014 at 11:23:33
I don't know about Silclear, but I now use Chemtronics Silver Conductive Grease. It's about 35 bucks and it comes in a handy little syringe. I did find that the SST was difficult to remove, but a little elbow grease got it right off. Not really a big deal.
I really didn't notice a difference between SST and the regular industrial stuff, but I can say that both make an astonishing difference.
YMMV and FWIW, of course.
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According to the manufacturer, CircuitWorks® Silver Conductive Grease remains stable in a wide temperature range: -70 to 485°F (-57 to 252°C).
I use SST, and I like the effect, on any connectors that do not get very hot during use. However, many have reported problems with SST and other similar products when applied to the pins of output tubes in an amplifier, which get very hot. I am not sure what the problems have been, but I have duly avoided using the grease on output tube pins.
As one might expect, IMO, the most profound positive effect of SST is to be had by applying it to connectors in the phono chain, starting with the cartridge pins. However, less is more, as someone else said. A small jar from Walker Audio lasts nearly forever (now that Walker supplies some oil to re-suspend the sludge periodically), so hang the cost.
I put the stuff on EVERYTHING. Very carefully and less is more. Never had an issue. And my 2A3 output tubes got pretty hot.
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