Guys,
If the grease doesn't interfere with electrical contacts, how can
it be diaelectric?
Ken Spurling
68 1.6L
At 03:26 PM 4/3/01 -0700, Laury, Victor wrote:
>The Katzman asked - Would it hurt to put dielectric grease on all the
>electrical contacts in
>the dash and engine compartment? As in the headlight control switch. Does it
>cause much of a voltage drop between conductive materials? What I see from
>searching the web is that it works well with tight connections. Here's one
>URL: http://www.brickboard.com/ARCHIVES/1998JAN/7808.shtml Curious as to
>what applications do and don't work.
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>I try to make it my SOP to put dielectric grease on after a soild contact is
>made. even after a soldered contact. I don't know if it would interfere with
>contacts but I know it really protects a contact over time from water and
>corrosion. On reading your link, (looks like a good link to keep! Thanks!)
>It would appear that you would not want the grease between the contacts.
>
>Victor
>70 SRL 31113136
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