Maybe Tom didn't, but this guy did, and that is what I was responding to

David - who was cleaning and NOT GREASING tuner and potentiometer contacts
probably a long time before Tom was born

wrote:

come on now..... if there wasn't supposed to be grease in there, why
would the manufacturer put it in there to start with.
Even in low amperage switches like "mode switches" in VCR's they put
grease in there to not only reduce the friction and wear but to keet
the contacts from oxidizing..... put grease in there for sure.... even
a heavier general purpose grease would be just fine for the higher
amperage and heavier contact spring tension switch like in the heater
fan switch. If you run it dry, you will lose the switch in a much
shorter time.
electricitym

Gideon wrote:

When did w_tom suggest tossing just any old grease into the switch?
Everything that he said should make sense to anybody who is
evenly marginally sentient.

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Red Cloud lashed out:
w_tom is an idiot. Many types of grease are not dielectric in nature. They may
not mention this on thier labels. Some are dielectric when fresh, and become
conductive as they oxidize.

rusty redcloud.