A UK equivalent to Krytox 205g0? Or Tribosys 3204?

[benfrain]

Anyone from the UK know of an easy to source equivalent to Krytox 205g0? Or even Tribosys 3204?

No where in the UK seems to stock either of those; surely an equivalent exists? Seems crazy to have to import a few ml of lubricant!

[treeleaf64]

If you can't find Krytox or Trybosis, I have tried using PTFE powder as a lubricant for MX switches. It is supposed to be better than both grease lubricants, but it is pretty messy. It wasn't a problem for me. I lubed around 100 vintage blacks with the powder, and used around 1/3 of the entire thing, so I'm not sure that it is equivalent to Krytox or Trybosis on price per switch.

[benfrain]

Thanks, to be honest I might just have to take the hit and order some (there's an 'offer' on Drop currently).

I did think about trying to find something similar. Did a little googling to find out exactly what Krytox was and uncovered this:

Krytox fluorinated oils are a series of low molecular weight, fluorine end-capped, homopolymers of hexafluoropropylene epoxide with the following chemical structure:


F-(CF-CF2-O)n-CF2CF3
| where n=10 to 60
CF3

The polymer chain is completely saturated and contains only the elements carbon, oxygen, and fluorine; hydrogen is not present. On a weight basis, typical Krytox oil contains 21.6% carbon, 9.4% oxygen, and 69.0% fluorine.

And thought, yes, maybe I'll just order some instead of trying to find something the same

[lolafineday]

Go on switchmod.net or mykeyboard.eu if mykeyboard doesnt bave then switchmod will have for sure.

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[phinix]

Anyone from the UK know of an easy to source equivalent to Krytox 205g0? Or even Tribosys 3204?

No where in the UK seems to stock either of those; surely an equivalent exists? Seems crazy to have to import a few ml of lubricant!

Scotland here - I've ordered Krytox 205g0 for myself from mykeyboard.eu
I've ordered stuff from them in the past as I couldn't find it anywhere in UK's shops.

[benfrain]

Brilliant. They were out of stock when I looked originally. Just ordered some 👍

[phinix]

Brilliant. They were out of stock when I looked originally. Just ordered some 👍

Ha, just looked in there again and all are out of stock.
Make sure you will get order confirmation from them and invoice as I ordered mine week ago and they forgot about it. Chased them yesterday and today and finally got an answer from them today that it will be posted today.

[benfrain]

Yes got the confirmation but that’s useful info, thanks 🙏

[eightbitraptor]

I use something called Slug Slime Ultra - weirdly it's available on eBay (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bike-Grease-Ultra-15g-Fluorinated-PFPE-syringe-MTB-BMX-chain-gear-repair-cycle/254197722972), but not their actual website - it's about £12 for 15g and when I emailed them to ask about the composition (I explained I was looking for an alternative to Krytox 205g0 and what I needed it for) they sent me this:

This is a fully synthetic, fluorinated grease based on a mid-range viscosity PFPE fluid. It is a white grease, with PTFE thickener, NLGI grade 2 and is totally inert both chemically and physically. It has a wide operating temperature range of -40 to 200 C and is suitable for the lubrication of all plastics and elastomers, however it does not mix with other non-fluorinated greases.

Which sounds an awful lot like the formulation of Krytox to me. I've only done a few Gat blacks with it so far, but it goes on nicely and hasn't resulted in any visible damage to the switches, and it makes a noticeable difference to the feel and the sound.

[benfrain]

Hmmm, that sounds like a definite possibilty if the Krytox doesn't turn up!

[treeleaf64]

I was talking to some people the other day, and found 50g of Krytox on Taobao.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.1.41672dd2y9jLxF&id=592352669241&ns=1&abbucket=8#detail

[keyboardfreak]

Hi all, there should be some stock available on Keys.me

[keyboardfreak]

Anyone from the UK know of an easy to source equivalent to Krytox 205g0? Or even Tribosys 3204?

No where in the UK seems to stock either of those; surely an equivalent exists? Seems crazy to have to import a few ml of lubricant!