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
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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
>
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> 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

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