>
> a little "real" grease (like Vaseline or White Lithium grease that
> conducts electricity, NOT the coating known as di-electric grease which is
> greasy and great at preventing surface corrosion but is poor at conducting
> electricity)
>

Richard, no ordinary grease conducts electricity, any more than oil does
(and grease is oil mixed with a carrier which is a soap, often lithium
soap).  So in that sense they're all dielectric grease.  But the silicone
grease called that (and it's quite a lot like Dow Corning stopcock grease
or high vacuum grease) is so called because it's *intended* to be used for
waterproofing high voltage connections rather than as a lubricant.

Unless a grease is advertised as conductive (maybe loaded with metal
powder) the only way to get electrical contact is for the two parts to
directly contact each other.  This happens at nanoscopic peaks in the
surface called asperities, and bolting pressure will normally accomplish
this.

Yrs,
d