The grease isn't there to conduct - it's pushed out of the way from the contacts - it's there to block the port from other materials getting in.
On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 11:17 AM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote: > I have never understood how you can grease an electrical connection and > have it conduct. But it does. I guess contact pressure at the microscopic > level extrudes the grease. > > > > *From:* AF [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince > *Sent:* Monday, December 7, 2020 9:18 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Di-Electric Grease on Cat5/6 connections... Yes/no? > > > > Being in a coastal zone, we often get salt-infused rain/air during storms. > Anything metal will be affected. DC4 is a good choice, and is practically > mandatory on any of our installations that are within 2 or 3 miles from the > shore. There other choices that are a little bit more viscous. > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 12/7/2020 8:00 AM, Colin Stanners wrote: > > Never, haven't seen a reason to do so - but areas of high salt / humidity > may be different, is Florida one of those? > > > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 8:47 AM Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Haven’t had this subject come up lately, but I think at one point we used > dielectric grease (spray I think) on outdoor ethernet connections. > > > > Seems like we stopped a looong time ago I found out in our tech meeting > this AM LOL > > > > Do you guys use dielectric on outdoor ethernet… *Occasionally, Always, > Never* ? > > > > If so, what brand do you use? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Paul > > > > *Paul McCall, President * > > *Florida Broadband / PDMNet* > > *658 Old Dixie Highway* > > *Vero Beach, FL 32962* > > *772-564-6800* > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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