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Default What is that whiteish stuff on bad batteries (ruins stuff)?

On Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 11:20:56 AM UTC-4, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:56:53 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Battery and ground contact areas eg terminals, clamps, frame connection areas are coated with a thin film of

https://www.google.com/search?q=non+...alectric+gease

Shorter URL's are better. Learn to edit Googlisms:
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=dielectric+gease

Incidentally, I like your mis-spelling of dielectric:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectic
Karl Marx should have used some in his writings to help his theories
hold water.

the grease conducts electricity but not ions in transfer: no white build up


Rubbish. Dielectric grease, is by definition an insulator.
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-dielectric-grease.htm
"Dielectric grease is a non-conductive, silicone-based grease
that's designed to seal out moisture and prevent corrosion
on electrical connectors. It also disrupts the flow of
electrical current, which makes it good for lubricating and
sealing the rubber parts of electrical connectors. It's
commonly used in automotive spark plug wires, recreational
and utility vehicles, and electrical systems in aircraft."

If you grease mating surfaces of electrical connections, you're not
going to get a decent connection. Given enough current and a little
dirt to get hot, you can also produce a small explosion[1].


[1]. In college, I had to deal with a few Persian foreign exchange
engineering students. These were mostly the sons of government
ministers and very important people under Shah Pavlavi. Few had any
mechanical skills in a society where getting one's hands dirty was
unbecoming of the uppper castes. Some, brought their servants.

Among the various classes was a semester of metalurgy and welding,
which included operating a spot welder. In order to pass the class,
one of the Persian students took to following me around and mimicking
everything that I did. I decided that he needed to be taught a
lesson. I hid my work and as expected, he asked me what to do next. I
suggested that he grease his sheet metal pieces before spot welding
and I directed him to the can of grease I had thoughtfully provided. I
was almost out the door when the grease exploded in the spot welder
and produced a rather wide black horizontal scorch line across his
clean white shirt. I dissapeared for a day while friends and faculty
tried to convince his servant that killing me was not a good idea.

Yes, grease is good, but not in the current flow.




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HUERISM ? Brandt returns ...

but the spelling is prob from the laytest spell checker: GoogleFool

this is the 3rd or 5th time around for dialectics


the dialectic grease conducts electricity...smear some on your audio fuse....but does not conduct iconic transfers to and from dissimilar metals inhibiting serious corrosion.

Prob a Coaled Rechoirrment for the standard hose box main junkshuns.