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Posted by: brcacti Sep 29 2019, 12:40 PM
Someone told me of a special electrical connection greece, what do you all think of it, should I get it and put it on my ground from the battery to the body?
Posted by: brcacti Sep 29 2019, 12:40 PM
Someone told me of a special electrical connection greece, what do you all think of it, should I get it and put it on my ground from the battery to the body?
Posted by: Beebo Kanelle Sep 29 2019, 12:49 PM
Dielectric Grease.
Posted by: Beebo Kanelle Sep 29 2019, 12:52 PM
Dielectric Grease.
Posted by: 90quattrocoupe Sep 29 2019, 02:49 PM
Dielectric grease is an insulator.
I prefer this stuff.
https://www.sanchem.com/electrical-contact-lubricant.html
Posted by: johnhora Sep 29 2019, 03:15 PM
sort of like the discussion of which oil to use
https://www.w8ji.com/dielectric_grease_vs_conductive_grease.htm
Posted by: bretth Sep 29 2019, 03:39 PM
I used dielectric grease on my battery terminal once and it actually caused a bad connection. Car would start like crap until I cleaned it all off and reattached the battery terminal.
Posted by: sholman5 Sep 29 2019, 06:42 PM
Do not use dielectric grease on battery terminals. GOOGLE it. Try lithium grease.
Posted by: tom.esh Sep 29 2019, 07:35 PM
The auto electric shop near me uses regular Axle bearing grease on the battery terminals when they install new batteries.
Posted by: GregAmy Sep 29 2019, 07:35 PM
Dielectric Grease.
Dielectric Grease.
I use dielectric on pretty much everything I do. Well, electrically, anyway.
But this is going to be an argument. It's like "what your favorite style of beer" discussions. For example:
Dielectric grease is an insulator.
Of course it is. That's the wole point (along with stopping oxidation). You *want* it to be electrically non-conductive, because the physical contact of the pins is what clears the grease and makes the electrical contact.
You don't want the grease conducting an electrical current to adjacent pin housing connections (for example).
And...go!
Posted by: shane Sep 29 2019, 07:52 PM
I use dielectric grease for high voltage stuff connections on plug wires to spark plugs and distributor cap towers coil wire connection to distributor cap and coil, and this stuff for everything else electrical.
Posted by: Larmo63 Sep 29 2019, 09:37 PM
This post reminded me of that old joke;
"If Russia attacked Turkey from behind, would Greece help?"
Posted by: rgalla9146 Sep 30 2019, 07:46 AM
This post reminded me of that old joke;
"If Russia attacked Turkey from behind, would Greece help?"
That's so wrong.
I recommend grease for connections and Greece for vacation.
Posted by: ClayPerrine Sep 30 2019, 07:49 AM
This post reminded me of that old joke;
"If Russia attacked Turkey from behind, would Greece help?"
Quit making a$$hole jokes and bugger off...
Posted by: Larmo63 Sep 30 2019, 08:17 AM
This post reminded me of that old joke;
"If Russia attacked Turkey from behind, would Greece help?"
That's so wrong.
I recommend grease for connections and Greece for vacation.
Well put.
Posted by: KELTY360 Sep 30 2019, 08:28 AM
Usually I wish someone would get to the point....but not this time.
Posted by: Ansbacher Sep 30 2019, 11:10 AM
When I owned a 928, I once tried dielectric grease on my spark plug connections- the car would not start. Removed the grease and cleaned it all up- the car started. I will never use that sh*t again.
Ansbacher
Posted by: GregAmy Sep 30 2019, 11:35 AM
When I owned a 928, I once tried dielectric grease on my spark plug connections- the car would not start. Removed the grease and cleaned it all up- the car started. I will never use that sh*t again.
You didn't have a good solid physical electrical connection. Your spark plugs wires were arcing to the spark plug terminals.
That works, but it ain't the best way to do it.
Posted by: jim_hoyland Sep 30 2019, 11:41 AM
I found the dielectric grease helped keep the rear taillight connections from corroding. A quick wire-brushing and a light app of the dielectric grease has kept those connection "clean "from corrosion for at least ten years. 
Posted by: 76-914 Sep 30 2019, 12:17 PM
This post reminded me of that old joke;
"If Russia attacked Turkey from behind, would Greece help?"
When I owned a 928, I once tried dielectric grease on my spark plug connections- the car would not start. Removed the grease and cleaned it all up- the car started. I will never use that sh*t again.
You didn't have a good solid physical electrical connection. Your spark plugs wires were arcing to the spark plug terminals.
That works, but it ain't the best way to do it.
I found the dielectric grease helped keep the rear taillight connections from corroding. A quick wire-brushing and a light app of the dielectric grease has kept those connection "clean "from corrosion for at least ten years.
That's what it is supposed to do. You must be using it correctly, Jimbo.
Posted by: johnhora Sep 30 2019, 02:17 PM
This post reminded me of that old joke;
"If Russia attacked Turkey from behind, would Greece help?"
Quit making a$$hole jokes and bugger off...
Good lord Lawrence you made my day again with one of your pithy post...
Now please go take your meds
Posted by: brcacti Sep 30 2019, 04:35 PM
Dielectric grease is an insulator.
I prefer this stuff.
https://www.sanchem.com/electrical-contact-lubricant.html
Do you use it on the battery ground wire to body or everything? Someone said to use Lithium grease on posts
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