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Ideas or pointers for a pourable but dries malleable gel?
drventure:
Good point about the difficulty pouring into a tube (esp given that it's going to have "stuff" it already (wires and cables).
I very well may need a vacuum of some sort on the other end....Hmm, that complicates things a bit...
Did not know that about the grease. That may be another alternative after all. I'm still a little concerned about possible leaks. I guess if it's stiff enough, you just pack it in like you were packing a bearing and seal it once you've filled the tube. It shouldn't run once it's in place anyway.
I'm guessing you're talking about something like this.
http://www.pmllubricants.co.uk/pml701c.htm
Sounds like it wouldn't attack vinyl, doesn't dry out, it's clear, and won't run (unless it gets really hot, which it won't).
Hmm, more experimenting for me! I'm wondering where the heck I'd actually get a small volume of an industrial product like that, though.
protokatie:
I "came up" with a way to fill a tube with any non-viscous fluid. It is a stupid MSpaint pic I made, but you may find a way to utilise the concept.
http://s102.photobucket.com/albums/m105/protoplatapus/?action=view¤t=tube.jpg
protokatie:
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As per hydrocarbon grease interfering with EL wire, it is not a worry. If you walk outside of your house and look at the nearest transformer on the telco pole you will be looking at an application of grease used as an insulator/neutral fluid.
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i get the impression you're more cleverer than me when it comes to stuff ,but, the el wire is covered in plastic, whereas i'm assuming the telco pole isn't. isn't the issue that the grease could corrode the plastic coating?
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oops, missed your post. I have never heard of grease eroding good plastic. The stuff is pretty much neutral. If you have seen hydrocarbon grease breaking down plastic, then let me know. I am sure there are types of plastic that do not get along with various forms of grease. Noone should think of grease as one thing and plastic as one thing. Both names are a generalization of a property of a substance, not it definition.
EDIT: I should clarify that it isnt the telco pole covered in grease/oil that is the example, but that the entire transformer is in an oil bath. Some over-clockers have used an oil bath for the CPU as it can take heat well and doesn't arc.
M.Lanza:
You could try ballistics jelly.
DillonFoulds:
^^ haha i was going to post the same suggestion. Only thing is i don't think it dries up too clear, always seems to have a tinge to it.
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