Greasing Oiling The Rails ( Charger )

hi I have a new XTAR VP2 Rocket ,. and the rails seems ok but hard, is it ok to put some grease on them in there or nano oil. ?
is this something that you would do or just leave it?

thanks.,

Anything you put on the rails could affect the electrical contact, I would avoid doing that.

I do find my Xtar chargers rails are very stiff in general

Greasing…Oiling…The…Rails……oh sorry I’m in the wrong thread! :innocent:

Deoxit will help .

+1

D100L DeoxIT has saved my life multiple times. I use it everywhere

Deoxit is not cheap though. Since this is BudgetLightForum, if you want to save some cash, Deoxit is 95% naptha (white gas, coleman camping fuel, etc) and 5% “Trade Secret” also known as Oleic Acid. Oleic acid is basically an organic fatty acid that works as a surfactant and cleaner. It’s basically a type of soap.

Copper anti seize. Look it up. Automotive battery terminals. Ground connections. It works good on anything that you want to protect from corrosion and maintain a good electrical contact path.

can I use NO OX ID ?
thanks

correct.
a member at an antique radio forum i frequent reverse engineered it.
caig labs was not happy.
so he named his version “cease and desist”

Yes. Great stuff.

I have been using that for Seven plus years on the rails of all my chargers and on the threads of all my lights. It is safe for all of that. It is electrically conductive, will not harm O’rings.

It is even approved for meat cutting[deli] machines. It actually has bees wax in it and is Non toxic.

All info you need is below in link.

EDIT: Another thing is that it is cheap and a 2.5 ounce jar will last 2 or 3 years.

In addition it can be used on squeaky hinges,hood latch for my car and its specialty is Battery terminals. I put some on my car battery terminals and one application lasted 6 years without one speck of Oxidation. Then I needed a new battery and do the same.

That does not apply with NO OX ID.Totally safe and electrically conductive.

You could also use SuperLube. It’s dielectric and pretty safe. I use it on tons of stuff.

Anyone tried Graphite? I would think since it’s a dry lubricant it wouldn’t collect dust or need cleaning as much, plus its conductive.

Graphite lube is good since it’s conductive and pretty inert. But it doesn’t cling to things that good unless you get it in suspension, but those are usually petroleum based and not synthetic.

I suspect over time any grease will attract dirt/grime.

I’ve been tempted to use some Boeshield T-9 on the rails of my chargers, however, I’ve not found anyone documenting similar use online, and I’m not brave enough to be the first person to find out if it’s good or not!!

Camera repairmen have been known to use a mixture of graphite and lighter fluid applied with a soft pencil lead.