Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:04:15 -0800
Reply-To: Doug Noganav <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
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From: Doug Noganav <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Subject: Re: Di-Electric Grease....Magic Stuff
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Oh, forgot to add this:
http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum6/HTML/001202.html
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From: "Richard Koerner" <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 7:14 PM
Subject: Di-Electric Grease....Magic Stuff
Since it's a slow news day on The List....let me toss this one out:
Di-Electric Grease. I first bought a little "Taco Bell Sauce" pack of it at
Kragen for a buck or two for use on my Vanagon horn ring. Had and still have
excellent results (along with filing down the rough edges of the contact
spring which is part of the turn signal thingee). I squeezed the rest of it
into a plastic syringe...for later use on stuff.
Lately, when I've been having weird electrical phenomenom, I've been using
the grease. Both on Vanagon and around the house. I just smear a little onto
the contacts, rub it in to dissolve and remove whatever's on there, and wipe
off the excess. Then, I may apply a little more, leaving a thin film, right
where it matters.
Boy, have I been having good luck! Latest fix was this Halogen desk lamp
next to my computer...it would sputter and fit and blink until it was warmed
up. Cleaned up the contacts, applied the grease, no more sputter! Same thing
with my cheapo $1 WalMart flashlights, spread all around the car and
house....now they always fire right up nice and bright, no matter how many
weeks or months since I've last used them, seems to keep the white flakey
stuff from forming, too. Same story with other things, like noisy telephone
contacts. Have even gotten to the habit of applying a little bit on things
like bulbs on the Vanagon or whatever when I'm in there cleaning. So far,
only good news....but always the caveat, YMMV.
I'd love to hear news to the contrary or warnings....but so far so good. My
dad said that when he worked for the telephone company with mechanical
relays before the modern era of digital electronics, the di-electric grease
was the fix at his job at the Central Station. Cheap, simple, works. I mean,
by nature, it's got to keep the moisture off the metal, right?
Rich
85 Vanagon
San Diego
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