on 21/12/04 01:46, A. Foster at monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx wrote: > Laurent; > White lithium grease should work well for this as it is electrically > conductive. I do believe that it can also be used inside light sockets and > switches to prevent the contacts from oxidising or corroding, as long as one > doesn't dump a blob big enough in one to short it out. The wax approach may > work good as well but lack of conductivity might become an issue, though it > would likely wear away where the sections rub against each other. Thanks for all the good suggestions! I didn't know there were lubricants teflon or silicon or even lithium-based. Now, where can I find those? Home Depot? AutoZone? K-mart? Thanks, folks. The Imperialists are the best folks around! -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:laurentdaudelin@xxxxxxxxxxx ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm