Information requested for "Stabilant 22"

[thruthefence]

Stabilant 22 is product marketed as a "conductant" or contact enhancer. I am looking for anecdotal evidence of it's usefulness, or lack of same, by folks who have experience with it.

I am specifically interested in it's efficacy in resolving nuisance faults in aircraft avionics, such as those commonly "repaired" by "re-racking" the box.

I would also be interested in any instance of it's being included in the 'approved consumable' list of any airframe or avionics manufacturer's line level maintenance manuals, or CMM. ( I have seen some Bell Helicopter docs where it is approved )

I am not interested in starting a snake-oil debunking thread.

Thanks to all for any information.

 

[MikeHalloran]

I have used it. It works pretty much as advertised.

It won't work miracles, e.g. remove corrosion that's already become widespread, but as a preventive of nuisance connector glitches, I'm sold on the stuff.



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[madvlad]

I had heard that a similar treatment was a magic bullet which greatly improved reliability of electronics in the F-16, after a number of crashes prompted an investigation.

The problem, apparently, is called 'fretting corrosion'.

Googling with 'F-16 wiring fretting corrosion' gave me the following link and others.

http://www.lektro-tech.com/images/Scott_Dobson.pdf

They use some mil-spec spray (which I'm assuming has the same general purpose and function as your stabilant 22 which I've never heard of).

The spray increased the mission capable rate of the treated F-16s by 16% and decreased maintainance hours per flight hour by 50%...which is pretty impressive.

 

[FieldTeam]

In Madvlad's link, figure 3.0 shows the results of a WPAFB electrical connector CPC validation study. In the referenced chart (which appears to be a cut from a presentation) they list stabilant 22, manufactured by D.W. Electrochemicals, as not recommended for use (there was no MIL spec associated with this product).
I contacted this company in January and asked if stabilant 22 met any industry specifications. They asked me a lot of questions on what I was considering using this product on, then informed me they would have to get back with me....they never did.

 

[thruthefence]

There's a NATO spec # on the container I have, I'll post it next time I'm in the shop. Maybe it will cross to something.