Subject: [Spridgets] Dielectric grease when and where to use it.

From: Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 15:00:12 -0400

--===============7261842755584182725==

--20cf303bf56252cf4c0514186ca8

List,
I was reading another forum and a suggestion was made to a driver to use
dielectric grease. I've heard of it and wanted to know more. As it appears
it keeps water out and better contact? Is this what we would use to reduce
oxidation? Can it be applied to metal?

I looked at this youtube and it appears it is only to be uses on the rubber
areas to prevent water from entering and for easy removal. But then I read
a searched boat forum and another guy seems to use it everywhere. I'm very
confused now and this group is the only one I trust ....wink

Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuKAmaIkA-U

Boat Forum
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/general-q/117800-dielectric-grease-electrical-connectors.html

This guy named Wobble 2nd to last post states this:
"I use it on all connectors, battery terminals, ab switches etc.

I have also been putting some in the end of crimp type connectors before
putting the wire in. Not as good as soldering and shrink wrap, but haven't
had problems with this method either.

Thanks formula 31, I will be inspecting my trim sender/limit switches and
filling them with it also this winter.

Amazing stuff.

we fill the spark plug caps on our 4-wheelers with it along with all other
connectors."

Can someone explain what I am missing?
Thanks Lin
62 Sprite
-- 
"Pay if forward" in honor of Frank Clarici III, Spritenut

--20cf303bf56252cf4c0514186ca8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<div dir=3D"ltr">List,<div>I was reading another forum and a suggestion was=
 made to a driver to use dielectric grease. I&#39;ve heard of it and wanted=
 to know more. As it appears it keeps water out and better contact? Is this=
 what we would use to reduce oxidation? Can it be applied to metal?<br clea=
r=3D"all"><div><br></div><div>I looked at this youtube and it appears it is=
 only to be uses on the rubber areas to prevent water from entering and for=
 easy removal. But then I read a searched boat forum and another guy seems =
to use it everywhere. I&#39;m very confused now and this group is the only =
one I trust ....wink</div><div><br></div><div>Youtube</div><div><a href=3D"=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DyuKAmaIkA-U">https://www.youtube.com/watc=
h?v=3DyuKAmaIkA-U</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Boat Forum=C2=A0</div><d=
iv><a href=3D"http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/general-q/117800-dielectri=
c-grease-electrical-connectors.html">http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/gen=
eral-q/117800-dielectric-grease-electrical-connectors.html</a><br></div><di=
v><br></div><div>This guy named Wobble 2nd to last post states this:</div><=
div>&quot;<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(225,228,242)">I use it on all con=
nectors, battery terminals, ab switches etc.</span></div><br style=3D"color=
:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;backgroun=
d-color:rgb(225,228,242)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial=
,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(225,228,242)">I h=
ave also been putting some in the end of crimp type connectors before putti=
ng the wire in. Not as good as soldering and shrink wrap, but haven&#39;t h=
ad problems with this method either.</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);fo=
nt-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(22=
5,228,242)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(225,228,242)"><span style=3D"colo=
r:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;backgrou=
nd-color:rgb(225,228,242)">Thanks formula 31, I will be inspecting my trim =
sender/limit switches and filling them with it also this winter.</span><br =
style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:=
13px;background-color:rgb(225,228,242)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-=
family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(225,2=
28,242)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(225,228,242)">Amazing stuff.</span=
><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-=
size:13px;background-color:rgb(225,228,242)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);=
font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(=
225,228,242)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,s=
ans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(225,228,242)">we fill the spa=
rk plug caps on our 4-wheelers with it along with all other connectors.&quo=
t;</span><div><br></div><div>Can someone explain what I am missing?</div><d=
iv>Thanks Lin</div><div>62 Sprite=C2=A0</div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_sig=
nature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"font-size:small">&quot;Pay if forwa=
rd&quot; in honor of Frank Clarici III, Spritenut</span><br></div></div>
</div></div>

--20cf303bf56252cf4c0514186ca8--

--===============7261842755584182725==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

------------------------

[email-masked]

Archive: http://www.team.net/archive

--===============7261842755584182725==--

---

From: Chris Manuel via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 20:20:28 +0000

I use it as well on certain things more for the fact that it keeps the rubber boots more flexible as they age and helps prevent arcing out when gaps occur and gunk/moisture can get in after they do.

Chris
------------------------

[email-masked]

---

From: tncarnut1 via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 16:05:21 -0500

--===============3867041717387652844==

----_com.android.email_141297303836080
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64

----_com.android.email_141297303836080
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64

----_com.android.email_141297303836080--

--===============3867041717387652844==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

------------------------

[email-masked]

--===============3867041717387652844==--

---

From: Michael Rowe via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:03:22 -0400

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

--===============7744547484420291037==
 boundary="Boundary_(ID_5tOpFwhmM3BIYd1oCCz1rA)"

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

--Boundary_(ID_5tOpFwhmM3BIYd1oCCz1rA)
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT

>It helps keep moisture out and corrosion away.

I am not convinced of that.  I have seen several cases where ground connections covered in dielectric grease looked corroded BY the grease.

Michael Rowe

--Boundary_(ID_5tOpFwhmM3BIYd1oCCz1rA)
Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable

=EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type>
<META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 9.00.8112.16636">
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
<DIV>&gt;It helps keep moisture out and corrosion away.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I am not convinced of that.&nbsp; I have seen =
several=20
cases where ground connections covered in dielectric grease looked=20
corroded&nbsp;BY the grease.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Michael Rowe</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

--Boundary_(ID_5tOpFwhmM3BIYd1oCCz1rA)--

--===============7744547484420291037==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

------------------------

[email-masked]

--===============7744547484420291037==--

---

From: GUY DAY via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:56:01 +0000 (UTC)

--===============8496579974862391464==
	boundary="----=_Part_628260_1637740229.1429538161019"

------=_Part_628260_1637740229.1429538161019
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Please consider that the corrosion may have occurred PRIOR to the applicati=
on of a thin smear of dielectric grease. =C2=A0This would appear to be a co=
mmon occurrence as many previous users tend to neglect pre-emptive maintena=
nce and will only react when problems begin. =C2=A0The reaction is frequent=
ly half hearted and has little long term effect. =C2=A0The other considerat=
ion is if it is a dielectric grease or an ordinary grease that has been use=
d and when has it been applied? =C2=A0After a problem is found and it is se=
aling the moisture in!

Guy R Day

=20

     On Monday, 20 April 2015, 14:33, Michael Rowe via Spridgets <spridgets=
@autox.team.net> wrote:
  =20

  >It helps keep moisture out and corrosion away.=C2=A0I am not convinced o=
f that.=C2=A0 I have seen several cases where ground connections covered in=
 dielectric grease looked corroded=C2=A0BY the grease.=C2=A0Michael Rowe
------------------------

[email-masked]

tinternet.com

------=_Part_628260_1637740229.1429538161019
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He=
lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;fo=
nt-size:12px"><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429536913310_15450"><spa=
n id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429536913310_15449">Please consider that the corrosio=
n may have occurred PRIOR to the application of a thin smear of dielectric =
grease. &nbsp;This would appear to be a common occurrence as many previous =
users tend to neglect pre-emptive maintenance and will only react when prob=
lems begin. &nbsp;The reaction is frequently half hearted and has little lo=
ng term effect. &nbsp;The other consideration is if it is a dielectric grea=
se or an ordinary grease that has been used and when has it been applied? &=
nbsp;After a problem is found and it is sealing the moisture in!</span></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429536913310_15450"><span><br></span=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429536913310_15450"><br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429536913310_15450"><span>Guy R Day</sp=
an></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429536913310_15450"><span><br=
></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429536913310_15450"><spa=
n><br></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429536913310_15450"=
><span><br></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1429536913310_1=
5450"><span><br></span></div>  <br><div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></d=
iv><div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" style=3D"display: block;"> <div style=3D"fon=
t-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, S=
ans-Serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Hel=
vetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 16px;"=
> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> On Monday, 20 April 20=
15, 14:33, Michael Rowe via Spridgets &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrot=
e:<br> </font> </div>  <br><br> <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><div id=3D"y=
iv3393423184">

=20
=20
<style></style>

<div>
<div>&gt;It helps keep moisture out and corrosion away.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial">I am not convinced of that.&nbsp; I have seen sev=
eral=20
cases where ground connections covered in dielectric grease looked=20
corroded&nbsp;BY the grease.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial">Michael Rowe</font></div></div></div><br>--------=
----------------<br><br><a ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a><br><br>Do=
nate: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/donate.html" target=3D"_blank">http://=
www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation: $12.75<br><br>Ar=
chive: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/archive" target=3D"_blank">http://www=
.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/forums" tar=
get=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a hre=
f=3D"http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/grday@bti=
nternet.com</a><br><br><br></div>  </div> </div>  </div></div></body></html=
------=_Part_628260_1637740229.1429538161019--

--===============8496579974862391464==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

------------------------

[email-masked]

--===============8496579974862391464==--