Electric Fan on 2000 Cherokee
03-20-2015, 02:14 PM
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My little Subaru will never be off-road unless something has gone very, very wrong, but it comes from the factory with conductive corrosion inhibitor on the battery terminals. Considering the tendency of XJ connectors to corrode throughout the vehicle just on their own, protecting them is not a bad idea.
03-20-2015, 03:17 PM
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STOP!
Ox-Gard is used as a conductor and moisture eliminator on ground point ring terminals and other ring terminals, like at the starter and the PDC bus, NEVER inside of pin connectors.
03-20-2015, 03:23 PM
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Thanks for the input, but I've been using dielectric grease in this type of application for years with no issue. It's a relatively high amperage connection, so I feel better using it. I'm very minimal with the application, so it's not a problem now, and I doubt it will be an issue going forward. To be specific, I used Super Lube brand dielectric grease. It's truly an insulator, yes, but it seals contaminants, moisture and air out of the connection when used appropriately. The dielectric grease will be completely displaced from between the conducting surfaces in this case. They are basically crimp/compression type connections. Of course, YMMV
Please, everyone listen to CCKen. I concur that he has way more knowledge to me in perhaps every case. I'm not even being sarcastic. I've read MANY of his posts. I'm just throwing in my 2 cents.
Again, thanks for all the input!
Please, everyone listen to CCKen. I concur that he has way more knowledge to me in perhaps every case. I'm not even being sarcastic. I've read MANY of his posts. I'm just throwing in my 2 cents.
Again, thanks for all the input!
Ounce upon a time a person on another forum sent me a PM stating that he had put Dielectric grease in his 'new' CPS connector and still had problems. He further stated that he had read one of my rants about Dielectric grease so he removed it from the CPS connector. It was the fix. Another cookie for CCKen. :-)
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ETA: Yikes! I just read the explanation for why you don't want to do that:
"The only advantage of dielectric grease over OX-GARD, is the fact that it doesn't conduct electricity, so you can slather it on without worry of shorting out adjacent conductors, like found in a multi-pin connector. This is why you need to be careful with OX-GARD, and only use it sparingly, being careful not to get it on anything else but the connection itself. Think of it as a solder grease, and don't short anything out with it. If you are applying it to small pins and sockets of a connector, use the large end of a flat toothpick and carefully apply to the contact surfaces, and just wipe away any excess when your done, and it will be fine."
Disaster averted. Thanks Ken.
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03-20-2015, 04:59 PM
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Okay. Good to know.
ETA: Yikes! I just read the explanation for why you don't want to do that:
"The only advantage of dielectric grease over OX-GARD, is the fact that it doesn't conduct electricity, so you can slather it on without worry of shorting out adjacent conductors, like found in a multi-pin connector. This is why you need to be careful with OX-GARD, and only use it sparingly, being careful not to get it on anything else but the connection itself. Think of it as a solder grease, and don't short anything out with it. If you are applying it to small pins and sockets of a connector, use the large end of a flat toothpick and carefully apply to the contact surfaces, and just wipe away any excess when your done, and it will be fine."
Disaster averted. Thanks Ken.
ETA: Yikes! I just read the explanation for why you don't want to do that:
"The only advantage of dielectric grease over OX-GARD, is the fact that it doesn't conduct electricity, so you can slather it on without worry of shorting out adjacent conductors, like found in a multi-pin connector. This is why you need to be careful with OX-GARD, and only use it sparingly, being careful not to get it on anything else but the connection itself. Think of it as a solder grease, and don't short anything out with it. If you are applying it to small pins and sockets of a connector, use the large end of a flat toothpick and carefully apply to the contact surfaces, and just wipe away any excess when your done, and it will be fine."
Disaster averted. Thanks Ken.
Silly, Silly Goose! Re. Dielectric puke.
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