My dad found this in the back of PopSci and wanted me to find out if it works. I got no idea, as I’m not a chemist or an electrical engineer or whatever, but I thought you guys might know.
They provided a website in the ad: http://www.caig.com/ps.htm
Please tell me it doesn’t work so I can tell my dad not to waste his money.
–Tim
Sure, it might work.
But then again, so does a pencil erasor, an alcohol swab, or even a common piece of emery paper.
Whatever the price of this product, I cannot possibly forsee anyone getting their money’s worth out of it.
I have a lot of skepticism for a product that boasts such a wide variety of uses, especially in products that have no need for it in the first place. In short, the amount of benefits gained might be unnoticable, and could even void the warranty of certain products.
I say skip it.
That’s what I figured but… well… you know Dads. They believe anyone telling them something but their children.
Thanks.
–Tim
This product does what it says, but it wouldn’t be very useful around the house. If I were going to leave a sealed flashlight with batteries in it for ten years or so, I’d want to coat the terminals with this stuff, but otherwise, it’s not worth it.
Generally this type of stuff is used when connecting two metals that create corrosion- such as copper and aluminum. Electricians typically smear “No-Ox” or “De-Ox” on Cu-Al connections so that 10, 20, or 30 years later corrosion between the two dissimilar metals doesn’t lead to a high-resistance connection (and thus overheating and a fire). However, most batteries in flashlights, etc. aren’t left in place for 10-20 years!
Each of their specific examples could be debunked individually, if you really want to get into it … the bottom line is that while sensitive measurements may be able to show a difference, a) it’s miniscule in most situations, and b) can be easily achieved by cleaning with an eraser or solvent, as Stupendous man pointed out.
Arjuna34