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Any Walker SST users?

I've been using the Extreme SST with great results for several years. But recently I noticed my SST dried up and became very thick, so according to their website I put a few drops of Canola oil into the vial but somehow I had some doubts of this Canola oil application. A few days later I tried to check its conductivity with a Multimeter set on "Continuity". I made a line with SST on a piece of wood and tried to test it on both ends of the SST line, but no sound from Multimeter, no continuity, no conductivity? Then I dipped the multimeter probes into the SST vial, still nothing. If it's so conductive, as they say, shouldn't it pass the continuity test? I was expecting that it will be more conductive than copper but obviously it looks very resistive. Am I doing something wrong here? Or has the SST lost its onductivity after I applied Canola oil?

Can somebody with a multimeter and SST check this?

Thank You
muratc

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david12
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Just a bit of info re using SST. I really like what the treatment does for my system, but recently had a problem I thought I would share. I recently sent my Koetsu cartridge for retipping and treated the cartridge tags when reinstalling. I also changed the phono lead at the same time.
when re setting up, there was a loud hum audible from across the room. I struggled with this, thinking it was the new lead. As a last resort I cleaned the SST from the tags and the hum went. Just something to bear in mind using it, though others may not have the same experience
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