I fix office machines for a living.
vaseline when heated can turn to rock
Its a bad idea, clean the contacts of the socket or replace the socket
BEFORE it causes a fire!. sockets are generally cheap
die electric grease is ok but non conductive, the original poster is
probably using the vaseline as a minor conductor.
had a idiot customer grease 10 machines drive systems with vaseline,.
geez what a mess.
had to clean them all with gasoline
he was greasing VCRs with vasoline too
He hadnt got the bill for that one yet when I last saw him. on my next
visit he wasnt around, i asked they said he is no longer working here/
he probably got fired
WD40 is another no no its not a lubricant either and turns to crud ater
awhile