Di-Electric Grease ?

Jimski · May 15th, 2014, 11:48

Hey all
I used di-electric grease on a motor's connections to help reduce heating when shooting single, and it worked so well I was considering using some on the trigger.
Does anybody use it on their airsoft here? is it safe on a trigger? does it reduce arcing like the packaging says?
does it do a mosfet's job somehow?
thank you.

p0nch3 · May 15th, 2014, 12:38

I've been using it as an air seal lubricant for my L96. Wasn't sure how to use it for the electronics of my AEGs though. I want to know if using it on the trigger would help trigger response, so keep me updated

Jimski · May 15th, 2014, 12:42

well, I used it to get rid of heating from a 11.1 lipo that does make trigger response better.
it is a bit anti-intuitive to use grease on connectors :/

lurkingknight · May 15th, 2014, 12:54

I've put some on the contacts before... doesn't do a whole lot that I can tell. It's really thick stuff so I'm not sure if it works well as a lubricant.

There's so much arcing at the trigger that the grease won't stop it. That's a pretty good amount of power jumping through there. any grease I put on ended up blackening up really quick as it arced right through it. Not for our application I would think. A mosfet is a better choice.

ThunderCactus · May 15th, 2014, 14:03

Actually, I just fixed someone's G36 where the di-electric grease had actually burned on the trigger contacts, REDUCING conductivity.
Had the same symptom of a gun with a burned trigger.
I just wiped the burned grease off with a Qtip and everything worked fine.

Jimski · May 15th, 2014, 15:29

mm that's good to know, thanks a lot.

Bakasaur · May 16th, 2014, 13:07

Lonex makes a grease for the trigger.

Not really necessary IMO if you have a mosfet. But to each their own.

http://www.trinityairsoft.com/p-2963...er-switch.aspx

tylamarre · May 23rd, 2014, 13:03

Not to mention you can get mosfets for as cheap as 10$. However, motor contacts may benefit substantially from applying a conductive thermal compound like arctic silver. My motor contacts aren't soldered because I am often taking my gun apart. I could see arctic silver as an effective alternative for reducing resistance. less resistance = faster trig response, higher rpm.

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May 15th, 2014, 11:48	#1
Jimski Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal	Di-Electric Grease ? Hey all I used di-electric grease on a motor's connections to help reduce heating when shooting single, and it worked so well I was considering using some on the trigger. Does anybody use it on their airsoft here? is it safe on a trigger? does it reduce arcing like the packaging says? does it do a mosfet's job somehow? thank you. __________________ Last edited by Jimski; May 15th, 2014 at 12:00..

May 15th, 2014, 12:42	#3
Jimski Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal	well, I used it to get rid of heating from a 11.1 lipo that does make trigger response better. it is a bit anti-intuitive to use grease on connectors :/ __________________

May 15th, 2014, 12:54	#4
lurkingknight "bb bukakke" KING! Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ottawa	I've put some on the contacts before... doesn't do a whole lot that I can tell. It's really thick stuff so I'm not sure if it works well as a lubricant. There's so much arcing at the trigger that the grease won't stop it. That's a pretty good amount of power jumping through there. any grease I put on ended up blackening up really quick as it arced right through it. Not for our application I would think. A mosfet is a better choice. __________________ I futz with V2s, V3s and V6s. I could be wrong... but probably, most likely not, as far as I know.

May 15th, 2014, 12:38	#2
p0nch3 Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Scarbs	I've been using it as an air seal lubricant for my L96. Wasn't sure how to use it for the electronics of my AEGs though. I want to know if using it on the trigger would help trigger response, so keep me updated

May 15th, 2014, 14:03	#5
ThunderCactus Not Eye Safe, Pretty Boy Maximus on the field take his picture! Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2007	Actually, I just fixed someone's G36 where the di-electric grease had actually burned on the trigger contacts, REDUCING conductivity. Had the same symptom of a gun with a burned trigger. I just wiped the burned grease off with a Qtip and everything worked fine.

May 15th, 2014, 15:29	#6
Jimski Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal	mm that's good to know, thanks a lot. __________________

May 16th, 2014, 13:07	#7
Bakasaur Shit Geyser Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newmarket, Ontario	Lonex makes a grease for the trigger. Not really necessary IMO if you have a mosfet. But to each their own. http://www.trinityairsoft.com/p-2963...er-switch.aspx

May 23rd, 2014, 13:03	#8
tylamarre Should not be around animals without adult supervision Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2010	Not to mention you can get mosfets for as cheap as 10$. However, motor contacts may benefit substantially from applying a conductive thermal compound like arctic silver. My motor contacts aren't soldered because I am often taking my gun apart. I could see arctic silver as an effective alternative for reducing resistance. less resistance = faster trig response, higher rpm.

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