Hello, engineers. Can someone help me understand the paradoxical properties
of dielectric grease?
On the one hand, it is an insulator, yet recommendations I'm reading are that
it be used between electrical connections, like spark plug terminals and
wires, bullet connectors, and even battery terminals.
One explanation I read is that the physical mating of the connectors creates
metal to metal by scraping/squeesing the grease away, leaving the grease in
the microscopic air pockets where it prevents moisture from getting in.
Is there a better product that conducts electricity for electrical
connections, and one that doesn't conduct electricity for things like the
rubber of the spark plug wires?
Would dielectric help my brain synapses fire better?
Terry Smith, '59 TR3A (starting the wiring harness soon)
New Hamsphire
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