Given how readily petroleum jelly/Vaseline catches fire, I wouldn't want to use it in electrical sockets of any sort!
 
James
Ottawa, ON
 
> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 00:05:13 -0700
> From: wolzphoto@Q.COM
> Subject: Re: Dielectric grease
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> Petroleum jelly, aka Vaseline, is NOT dielectric grease.
> 
> Karl Wolz
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> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] 
> |On Behalf Of MICHAEL H
> |Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 10:38 PM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: Dielectric grease
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> |got a dollar store nearby ? IDK the exact measure of the 
> |container - liquid ounce or weight ounce. stocked in the baby 
> |care aisle. sold as 'petroleum jelly' under various brand 
> |names, including 'Vaseline' (r) [TM].    h t h    mike
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> |
> |________________________________
> | From: TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@GMAIL.COM>
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 2:51 PM
> |Subject: Dielectric grease
> | 
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> |> 
> |> Anyone know a good (commonly available/local) outfit that 
> |would sell a larger size tube/tub of dielectric grease?   Just 
> |wondering if anyone has bumped into it at a chain store, or otherwise.
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> |
> |Thanks,
> |
> |TJ