Vaseline

[SonixOS]

I am currently using vaseline instead of dielectric grease to insulate my pins for my AXP 1700+. My friend told me that vaseline is good for that except that it eats up (disintegrates?) certain types of plastic. True or false?


btw- thats no good reason for yo ashy elbows dawg!

[decodeddiesel]

Originally posted by SonixOS
btw- thats no good reason for yo ashy elbows dawg!

hahahahahha...

Well I know vasoline eats up latex...but beyond that I don't know. I can tell you I ran a couple TEC rigs using vasoline as an insulant without ill effects, so I think you're in the clear.

[SonixOS]

yeaaah, i know you know what I'm talkin about fool.


bleh, pro/chat is down=serious boredom.

[Lothar5150]

Yes unless it is chemically resistant. It will take a while but eventually it will start to degrade most polymers. All Polymers are formed from hydrocarbon chains and Vaseline is a hydrocarbon. If you remember your chemistry like dissolves like. Vinyl (a polymer) is very susceptible to this type of degradation do to its porous structure. You probably notice that your tubing turns red if you use water wetter.

Now your suppose to say, “Gee thanks mister wizard”

[SonixOS]

how long do u think it would take to break a socket? 6 months maybe?

[Lothar5150]

This is just a guess but I think that a year or so. Don't get me wrong it is not just going to dissolve away You will probably see it begin to crack (small ones like window spider webbing)

[mkosem]

I have a celeron machine that's been running pelted for at least 2 years with vasseline in the socket and there's no sign of any "eating"

--Matt

[Lothar5150]

It may take longer but petroleum base products and plastics are generally a no no. The fact that you are keeping them cold may slow the process. :shrug:

[ECUPirate]

What about vaseline and silicone?












slick booooooooooooooooobies.

[decodeddiesel]

Originally posted by ECUPirate
What about vaseline and silicone?

See my statement about vaseline and latex

[ECUPirate]

i mean, silicon = teh fake boobs, then covered in vaseline, errrr. hmmm.

[gogo]

Vaseline will break down plastic.
eventually.

About 10 yrs ago I bought one of them giant jars at Costco. I put a plastic knife in it for application. I now have a flexible knife. I don't recall seeing any cracks in it though.

on the same note. I use to use vaseline to mark off portions of plastic models that I didn't wan't painted. I put some on a hood of a 1/8 model camero. Forgot about it. I had also added a lot, about a quarter inch thick worth ( i was 10 didn't know any better) forgot about it for the summer, when I got back to it, the hood had vacu formed itself around the wire I was using to prop up the car.

In my experience it just depends on the type of plastic as to how long it takes to break down. I would imagine that you'd be getting rid of the MB long before the socket broke down. They're made of pretty hard plastic.

[decodeddiesel]

I agree. I'm sure some types of plastic are far more susceptable than others.

[gogo]

Strangely enough (I mean stranger than a thread about Vaseline w/o being based on sexual content)
My wife uses vaseline to keep her brush bristles greesed for a certain type of paint effect. She wraps them in Cling wrap to keep the vaseline from getting everywere.
There has been no noticeable breakdown of the cling wrap. The weird thing is that it now stays smooth, no wrinkles or anything. Not even the the ones that were originaly in the wrap. it looks like a thin plastic window with globs of jelly on it.

I take no responsability for damages caused by glad wraping a layer of vaseline to your motherboard.

[decodeddiesel]

too bad someone with a good grasp on chemestry wasn't around to answer this. I think vaseline deffiniatly impacts some plastics and has little or no effect on others.

[gogo]

you mean someone with a pH d or some thing?

[decodeddiesel]

Originally posted by gogo
you mean someone with a pH d or some thing?

well Dr. pH would probably have a better idea than most of us.