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> special greece for electrical connections?, 1974 914 1.8
brcacti
post Sep 29 2019, 12:40 PM
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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?
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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?
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Beebo Kanelle
post Sep 29 2019, 12:49 PM
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Dielectric Grease.
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Dielectric Grease.
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post Sep 29 2019, 02:49 PM
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Dielectric grease is an insulator.

I prefer this stuff.

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post Sep 29 2019, 03:15 PM
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sort of like the discussion of which oil to use

https://www.w8ji.com/dielectric_grease_vs_c...tive_grease.htm

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post Sep 29 2019, 03:39 PM
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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.
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post Sep 29 2019, 06:42 PM
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Do not use dielectric grease on battery terminals. GOOGLE it. Try lithium grease.
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post Sep 29 2019, 07:35 PM
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The auto electric shop near me uses regular Axle bearing grease on the battery terminals when they install new batteries.
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post Sep 29 2019, 07:35 PM
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QUOTE(Beebo Kanelle @ Sep 29 2019, 02:52 PM) *

Dielectric Grease.

QUOTE(Beebo Kanelle @ Sep 29 2019, 02:49 PM) *

Dielectric Grease.


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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:

QUOTE(90quattrocoupe @ Sep 29 2019, 04:49 PM) *

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!
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post Sep 29 2019, 07:52 PM
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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.Attached Image
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post Sep 29 2019, 09:37 PM
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This post reminded me of that old joke;

"If Russia attacked Turkey from behind, would Greece help?"

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post Sep 30 2019, 07:46 AM
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QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Sep 29 2019, 11:37 PM) *

This post reminded me of that old joke;

"If Russia attacked Turkey from behind, would Greece help?"

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That's so wrong.

I recommend grease for connections and Greece for vacation.
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post Sep 30 2019, 07:49 AM
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QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Sep 29 2019, 10:37 PM) *

This post reminded me of that old joke;

"If Russia attacked Turkey from behind, would Greece help?"

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Quit making a$$hole jokes and bugger off... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)
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post Sep 30 2019, 08:17 AM
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QUOTE(rgalla9146 @ Sep 30 2019, 06:46 AM) *

QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Sep 29 2019, 11:37 PM) *

This post reminded me of that old joke;

"If Russia attacked Turkey from behind, would Greece help?"

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That's so wrong.

I recommend grease for connections and Greece for vacation.


Well put.
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post Sep 30 2019, 08:28 AM
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Usually I wish someone would get to the point....but not this time.
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post Sep 30 2019, 11:10 AM
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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.

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post Sep 30 2019, 11:35 AM
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QUOTE(Ansbacher @ Sep 30 2019, 01:10 PM) *

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.
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post Sep 30 2019, 11:41 AM
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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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Sep 30 2019, 12:17 PM
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QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Sep 29 2019, 08:37 PM) *

This post reminded me of that old joke;

"If Russia attacked Turkey from behind, would Greece help?"

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You sick Bastard; LMAO.
QUOTE(GregAmy @ Sep 30 2019, 10:35 AM) *

QUOTE(Ansbacher @ Sep 30 2019, 01:10 PM) *

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.
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QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Sep 30 2019, 10:41 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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

That's what it is supposed to do. You must be using it correctly, Jimbo. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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