Recently an item was mentioned to deal with corrosion where electrics were involved. Can anyone help with the description please?
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 16/10/2007 at 18:39
|
|
how about dielectric grease...thats the jobbie for elec contacts
|
|
I've not managed to find the elusive dielectric grease and have been using silicone spray grease for keeping water out of electrical gubbins.
|
i like vaseline (on electrics)
or i use spray on copperslip
i have been known to use silicon
i have been known to use ordinary grease
deponds on what the connecter is really and whether its very voltage sensitive ie ecu or a battry (slipped 2 in for for pu to pick up on )
|
the dielectric grease is fairly hard to find
you can usualy spot some on ebay if you keep a eye out for a while or any wurth agent has it
seems to be good stuff....doesnt melt and vanish on parts that get warm etc
|
|
|
(slipped 2 in for for pu to pick up on )PU to pick up eh!!.....very good. MD
|
|
Only 2 ? ..two? - you've got me doing it now !
Edited by Pugugly {P} on 17/10/2007 at 22:57
|
Caig do a range of products for electrical contacts.
I swear by their DeOxit, which is a contact cleaner, lubricant & enhancer, about a tenner for a spray can that lasts for absolutely ages.
It's very good at coaxing dodgy contacts back to life. From eBay or by mail order.
|
|
Maplin or RS components offer several suitable items.
|
|
what's wrong with WD40 then for this problem?
|
what's wrong with WD40 then for this problem?
It just dries up and goes away. Dielectric or Silicone grease continues to keep the water out of connectors.
|
|
It depends whether you want it to be conductive for a battery terminal, or an insulator to stop HT tracking. For example, in CRT monitors and TVs, the flyback suction cup which surrounds a conductor clipped into a hole in the tube has silicone grease on it to stop it leaking static electricity, I would imagine if this is the property of silicone grease, it would be unsuitable for say a battery terminal or switch contacts?.
|
Exactly; there's a huge difference between dielectric [insulating] grease and contact grease.
|
Hi, I have purchased and tried the following
www.stabilant.com/bccomp.htm
Stabilant 22A
People on VW forums have used it on the MAF connections in their TDI's. Works great.
|
|
Remember "There is no silicon in WD40"-it says so on the tin.
|
|
|
