Subject	Yes, the microscopic gaps between the male and female
Posted by	black300zx on July 01, 2014 at 4:19 PM
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In Reply To	The grease reduces conductivity. posted by ConVerTT on July 01, 2014 at 01:17 PM
Message	contact will get filled with grease, which will reduce conductivity compared to a perfect metal to metal interface. That being said, if the grease wasn't there, those microscopic gaps would be filled with air, which is also an insulator (just not as good of an insulator as dielectric grease). In either case, as long as the contacts are not worn out, the change in resistance would be VERY small, and you'd need a very high precision meter to measure the difference. If the gaps between the male and female contacts are large enough to let enough grease in between them to make a difference, your contacts are bad. The corrosion/moisture prevention benefits of dielectric grease far outweigh the VERY small change in conductivity when used with properly mating contacts.
Follow Ups	will wd40 withstand engine bay heat? >>> - stockplayerz(nyc) 10:10:53 06/30/14 Wd40 is not a good substitute for dielectric grease. - TriniTT 10:29:05 06/30/14 +1 (n/m) - 280ZuL8r 11:31:44 06/30/14 wd40 will evaporate. dielectirc grease not for contacts!!!! - LivinTheDream 13:55:34 06/30/14 Notice the only connectors from the factory that are caked - LivinTheDream 13:57:35 06/30/14 I happen to agree with you - 300ZMang 18:24:19 06/30/14 thanks, why the heck does everyone here say to use it, lol (n/m) - stockplayerz(nyc) 18:30:35 06/30/14 Because that's what it's for. - TriniTT 19:06:36 06/30/14 Dielectric grease FAQs (not discussed frequently enough IMO) - ConVerTT 09:29:51 07/01/14 It's really not that technical, it's just grease. (n/m) - TriniTT 10:32:40 07/01/14 False. - ConVerTT 11:02:21 07/01/14 False. - TriniTT 11:47:28 07/01/14 The grease reduces conductivity. - ConVerTT 13:17:39 07/01/14 Yes, the microscopic gaps between the male and female - black300zx 16:19:57 07/01/14 soooo... when is the garage 'OPEN for the season'? (n/m) - vorpalZ 11:26:00 07/01/14 Still closed for the most part :/( (n/m) - ConVerTT 13:18:58 07/01/14 Wierd. I've never had an issue using dielectric grease - aliaZ 22:36:18 06/30/14 Same here. I've been using it for at least ten years on my - Evan_Wright (Ca) 22:41:10 06/30/14 guess i was the unlucky one. put it on my injectors and - LivinTheDream 22:47:30 06/30/14 Yup - The grease will be scraped off of the contact points - black300zx 06:52:58 07/01/14 False (n/m) - ConVerTT 08:55:34 07/01/14 Yes but it is kinda like liquid gasket... - ConVerTT 08:59:43 07/01/14 Agree. I have done this for years as well. - Woody75 (Denver) 09:08:12 07/01/14 I use it on my Z - ZXRider 12:40:01 07/01/14 Sigh - BlackholeZ 15:31:50 07/01/14
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