Date:         Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:33:17 -0600
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: The nature of dielectric grease;
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It is that nonconductivity that makes it useful for many electrical jobs.
It seals contacts from water and other corrosive elements yet provides a
lubricant for easy removal of the connections later.  Same for light bulbs
and spark plug boots, etc.  it is not being used to make it more conductive.
With a correctly done connection the grease is pushed aside except where
there is no contact.
jimt

On 8/27/05 3:06 PM, "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI.COM> wrote:

> I'm puzzled about how people use this stuff. I put a big blob of it on a
> piece of wood and checked it with my multimeter. No conductivity on any
> scale.
>
> The dictionary defines 'dielectric' as: "A nonconductor of electricity,
> especially a substance with electrical conductivity of less than a millionth
> (10-6) of a siemens"
>
> If I'm not mistaking this and any number of past posts, folks seem to be
> using this as an aid to conductivity.
>
> I thought it was used to, say, keep yer plug boots from getting stuck, or as
> a corrosion/dirt/etc. barrier outside of a connection that in itself would
> not conduct the juice in that connection to something else.
>
> I suppose I could be misinterpreting what folks are saying about their use
> of the stuff... I also suppose that if you coated a contact with it you
> could still get conductivity where the grease was pushed aside and you had
> metal-to-metal contact, but that seems iffy.
>
> Am I missing something here?
>
> Cya
> Robert
>