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RE: Contact Cleaners - Now Dielectric Grease

To: bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Contact Cleaners - Now Dielectric Grease
From: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 10:50:18 -0400
I was going to try this on my contacts, but I am afraid that if it dries 
sticky it will bother my eyes when I put my contacts in.  ;-)

Sid
(Sorry, could not resist!!)


>From: "Brian Hollands" <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
>Reply-To: "Brian Hollands" <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
>To: "Datsun Roadster Mailing list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: Contact Cleaners - Now Dielectric Grease
>Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 22:58:34 -0400
>
>I use Copper Kote a lot.  It is a gasket cement.  I've never used it on
>anything electrical.  Not saying it can't be used for that but it is sticky
>and dries like a gasket cement.  I just used it on the gasket for my other
>cars water pump - stuck to the pump on contact.  IF I were going to go to
>the trouble of coating electrical contacts with something, di electric
>grease would be much higher on the list.  Note too that any good electrical
>contact cleaner usually has some sort of anti-corrosive in it to protect 
>the
>contact after it's been cleaned.  If you're not sure just ask the guy at
>your local electronics store - a real electronics store, not Radio Shack.
>It is a good idea to do something to reduce corrosion.  95% of all the
>electrical problems I've encountered - including many "Lucas prince of
>darkness" things - have been caused by corrosion.
>Brian
>
>       Eastwood (gotta love these guys too) sells something called copper
>kote  . I think that the copper kote might be
>better because it conducts and protects.  Just don't be sloppy with it or
>you can short things out.
>               Daniel 69 2000
>               SF CA

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