Re using dielectric grease on electrical contacts. Not very intuitive, is it? We go to all the trouble to clean up contacts, then rub insulating grease on them. Until someone went to the trouble to explain it to me, I had a hard time accepting the idea. It should probably be added that this works best when the contact is a wiping & high pressure type of contact but that's probably obvious. //Jack ---------- Date sent: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 08:02:05 EST From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> Subject: Re: Finger Sparks > > Seriously, it works even though it's actually an insulator (eg, > "dielectric"). The film of grease is displaced by metal to metal contacts > and helps keep those connections gas tight. //Jack > -------- > Apology to all. Seems I was wrong in thinking that dielectric grease was a > conductor and enhanced electrical connections. I looked on the tube I have snipped |
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