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Contact Lubrication
.Extends switch life
.Improves signal quality
.Reduces operating temperature
.Controls switch ‘feel’
.Prevents contamination
.Silicone free
Electrolube have been the leading supplier of
contact lubricants since their invention by the
founder in the 1950’s. They increase the
reliability and lifetime of all current carrying
metal interfaces, including switches, connectors
and busbars.
Electrolube has earned an unsurpassed reputation for the
manufacture and supply of specialist lubricants to the
automotive, military, aerospace, industrial and domestic switch
manufacturing sectors. The range has been developed over
the years to accommodate many advances in such rapidly
advancing industries; combining excellent electrical properties
and lubricity, to improve movement and ‘feel’ characteristics,
with plastics compatibility.
Contact lubricants are specially formulated greases and oils
that reduce friction and enhance the electrical performance of
current carrying metal interfaces in switches and connectors.
Electrolube products are electrically insulative in thick films,
preventing tracking. In ultra thin films, i.e. between closed
metal contacts, they allow the current flow, owing to the
‘Quantum Tunnelling Effect’. They also exhibit a neutral pH
thereby avoiding surface corrosion.
The effectiveness of even perfectly designed switches can be
improved by contact lubricants and, when considered at design
stage, significant production cost savings can be achieved by
the use of less expensive plastics and contact metals.
Tests have shown that
contact lubrication can
extend the lifetime of
switches by more than
300%, producing
excellent performance
under all
circumstances and
preventing the need
for expensive
maintenance
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