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Jim McLaughlin
 
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Default An electrical grease for a light bulb?

Yeah, and putting a penny behind an old fashioned glass fuse will keep the
fuse from blowing g.

Seriously, I'd first try chagng the bulb and if that didn't work Id change
out the socket.

I sure wouldnt coat the contacts or bulb threads with vaseline.

There is a dielectric grease used in autombiles for the plug wire boot to
spark plug connection. Id have more confidence in that to withstand
temperatures and current flowthan I would mere vaseline, which, IIRC,
liquifies at relatively low temperatures and which will ignite.

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"Teh Suck" wrote in message
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I was having some problems with a flickering light bulb and I read that
using Vaseline on the contacts can remedy this problem. I tried this and
worked great. Is this okay to use long term? Or would some kind of

grease
made specifically for electric purposes be better? If so, can anyone
recommend one?

Thanks.