Installing new Diaphragms

[voice of the theater]

Be sure to read all the product precautions on the tube of ITT goo before using it. It is not to be used as a personal lubricant unless you're an android.....

[bowtie427ss]

Be sure to read all the product precautions on the tube of ITT goo before using it. It is not to be used as a personal lubricant unless you're an android.....

No worries, we just hop over the border for a little Pennzoil when the need arises.

[VolvoHeretic]

I was given some of that aluminum stuff wadded in some cellophane wrap to use and it looked like black silicon caulk, but I have no idea what it was. I believe that the dielectric grease prevents not only moisture from contacting the connection, but also the other required ingredient for oxidation; air and the oxygen it contains. And don’t smear half a tube in there.