Dear friend Elwood, Well, I guess we'll have to disagree on this point. As I don't believe dielectric grease was developed for use on fuse clips. I believe it was developed for use on connector contacts to prevent corrosion. But, it also relies on a strong wiping action to displace the grease from the electrical connection. I don't believe fuse clips provide anywhere near the appropriate wiping action on fuse insertion or contact pressure after installation to clear all the grease from the electrical path. Further, the only need for the dielectric behavior is to prevent electrical bleed to adjacent contacts in ganged connectors or similar electrical arrangments. The fuse environment on the SOHC4 does not present a need for dielectric materials. If you actually want to enhance the electrical behavior of the fuse to clip interface then a product like Kopr-Sheild would be more appropriate for this application. This will still be a corrosion inhibitor and actually improve electrical contact characteristics between clip and fuse.
Having said all that, I must say I have never found the need to apply any grease or spray onto the fuse clips or fuse. A simple polishing with emery paper and then with semichrome polish is all I've ever done. And, I've had no further problems with fuse melting. The caveat here is that my climate here is very mild with low humidity more than half a typical year. The fuse clips take a very long time to build an oxide on them in this environment even though I'm only 5 miles from a salt water inlet. If I lived near the ocean where the humidity was generally high I might have different experiences. Perhaps then I'd be more enamoured with glopping my fuses. I only suggested the Kleen-It spray precisely because it was an oxide remover (though not very aggressive) and it is thin and would easily be displaced with the very light contact wiping and pressure from the fuse insertion. You're right, though, the thin film it left behind would go away, likely within a year. But, then I haven't found a real requirement for it, either. Anyway, if you believe it works for you, then stay happy. Whatever keeps these old bikes working is fine with me. Cheers, Lloyd EE for 21 years, EET for 11years before that. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote >The purpose of dielectric grease is for this specific use. Keeps contacts >from corroding and it doesn't insulate the fuse from the clip. It surrounds the >contact point to prevent the corrosion. The spray that you are using is a >very temporary solution as the "protection" it gives will eventually evaporate >leaving little or no protection. The dielectric grease is like a thick version >of that spray protection. > >Elwood >EET for 33 years.... > >In a message dated 8/27/03 1:07:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Elwood, >I'm happy if the grease works for you. But, be aware that dielectric >grease is a non conductor of electricity by definition. It is counter >productive if it gets between fuse clip and fuse. I speculate that it >might contribute to fuse clip heating as it could diminish conductive >contact area. > > > >
