Anyone that thinks dialectric grease is conductive can just spread some on a sheet of plastic and stick your ohm-meter lead into it and tell me what the resistance is..... --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Elvis" <elvisnocita@...> wrote: > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "bitsyncmater" <david.mckeen@> wrote: > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@> wrote: > > > > > > Did you know that even dialectric grease loses its conductive > > > properties with time? It's a particular nemesis on vintage light > > > sockets. Fortunately brake cleaner cuts through old dialectic grease > > > as well as it cuts through battery corrosion. > > > > > > > Dialectric grease has never been conductive. It's use is to make the > > connection air tight to prevent oxidation. If the connection moves > > after you have greased it then that will make it a bad connection. > > > > You can buy conductive grease which has silver or copper in it. > > Finally one guy who is describing it as I thought it would be. > I never heared of a conductive grease before I read the DML. I was > always wondering what you guys meant. But now it's clear - it's > battery pole grease to prevent corrosion - not to reduce a > connection resistance ! It's not meant to be between the battery > pole and the connector !!!! Also I have never seen it on bulbs, fuses > or similar positons ! > Damnit I am an EE and we always have to prevent any kind of grease or > similar stuff from touching connections because they increase the > resistance ! > > Thanks to "bitsyncmater" to clear this up ! > > Elvis & 6548 > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/