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Art Hey, Art, be gentle, I had finger trouble. David Shimell Project Manager, Sequent Computer Systems Ltd., Weybridge, UK Email: shimell@se*.co* -----Original Message----- From: Art Greenberg [SMTP:artg@ec*.ne*] Sent: Friday, April 17, 1998 4:04 PM To: David Shimell (shimell) Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com; cavers@ge*.co* Subject: RE: O2 Cleaning Comedy At 12:22 PM 4/17/98 +0100, David Shimell (shimell) wrote: >Silicon O-Rings are recommended for use with O2 by a Bearing Services Ltd. >who sell Eriks O-Rings (any relation - this is Spooky). A few of us have >been having a debate as to why Silicon lubrication is not considered >suitable for O2. The only conclusion I could come up with was that many >silicon lubricants have other components in them to make them more runny. >These other components act as a fuel and are not O2 compatible. > >Anyone on this list with specialist knowledge care to comment about the use >of "pure" silicon as an O2 lube? (I'll be sticking to Crystolube until I >know better.) > >David Shimell >Project Manager, Sequent Computer Systems Ltd., Weybridge, UK >Email: shimell@se*.co* Pehaps you're confusing silicon with silicone? I've never heard of silicon used in o-rings or in a lubricant. Art Greenberg artg@ec*.ne* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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