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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*

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