Mike Kendall wrote:
>
> > That is one of the cleverest ideas yet, especially
> > if filled with waterproof grease or the like.
> > Those fans are pretty weak but you see more and
> > more brushless fans (DC) of higher power ratings,
> > and one might be an ideal drop-in for a small sub.
>
> many/most types of grease are conductive. silicone grease is outragiously
> expensive.  try a search for gelstar.  I bought a gallon of this stuff for
> 20something bucks (I can't remember the exact price) while on a quest for a
> similiar product.  It is a polyofelin product that is suitable as a direct
> replacement for grease in regular machinery fittings, food service, and
> dielectric applications.  A kind of do-all grease that is cheap to boot.  It
> is clear just like silicone grease.  Before finding this I even tried making
> homemade petroleum jelly out of mineral oil and paraffin.  That  was a
> smashing failure.  It does not have a stable temp. range as does this
> gelstar stuff.
> Mike


Hi Mike, so you are saying this Gelstar is cheap,
non-toxic, water resistant, etc?? How good a grease
is it, compared to some of the more expensive
super-slippery greases available?
-Roman

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