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White greese - should I clean all electrical terminals and add white greese? 13 Aug 2008 08:35 #231760

KOOL RYDER Topic Author Offline User KZ 650B2 / KZ 1000E Posts: 262 Thank you received: 0	I bought some white greese the other day to rebuild and lube the petcock handle and read that it should be good for battery terminals to prevent corosion. Is this in fact true and can I add the white greese to the terminals without any worry? Rockin\' a KZ650B2 since 2007 and a KZ 1000E since 2008 1978 KZ650B 1979 KZ1000ST
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White greese - should I clean all electrical terminals and add white greese? 13 Aug 2008 08:40 #231762

Locozuna Offline User Posts: 1344 Thank you received: 1	dielectric grease Dielectric grease is a NON-conducting grease that seals out moisture and therefore prevents corrosion on electrical connectors. *KZ900LTD, KZ750LTD, KZ650, 72'Triumph Trident* "Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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White greese - should I clean all electrical terminals and add white greese? 13 Aug 2008 08:46 #231764

mtkawboy Offline User Posts: 823 Thank you received: 16	Theres an electrical paste called No-Ox that is made for that. Its what we used at work 78-KZ1000/1105, 80 KZ1000, 82 Kawasaki GPZ750, 95 Harley Fatboy, 80 Suzuki GS1100ET, 81 GS1100E parts bike, 83 GS1100SD Katana/1394,78 Yamaha XT500, 81 Yamaha XS650, 78 Yamaha XS650E, 48 Whizzer model J motorbike, 71 Honda CT70H, 71 Honda CT70, 81 IT 250 Yamaha,82 Honda XL100S owned
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White greese - should I clean all electrical terminals and add white greese? 13 Aug 2008 08:52 #231768

loudhvx Offline KZr Legend Posts: 10868 Thank you received: 1615	Grease on the electrical connections causes a mess. I've had to troubleshoot many bikes where the only problem was the owner used dielectric grease on the connections. 1981 KZ550 D1 gpz. Kz550 valve train warning. Other links.
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White greese - should I clean all electrical terminals and add white greese? 13 Aug 2008 09:54 #231772

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loudhvx wrote:

Grease on the electrical connections causes a mess. I've had to troubleshoot many bikes where the only problem was the owner used dielectric grease on the connections.

??? How was the only problem the use of dielectric grease?
Maybe the owner was packing it in with a shovel? :huh:

More is definitely not better. I was shown to use just enough to keep the connection from not corroding or building electrolysis. If you are blobing the stuff on ...well ...don't do that! :ohmy:

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Ride, boldly ride,"
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White greese - should I clean all electrical terminals and add white greese? 13 Aug 2008 11:46 #231795

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A good brand of contact cleaner/preservative (I mention it a lot) is De-oxit made by Caig Labs out of San Diego.

It removes the green crud of corrosion and preserves the electrical contact surfaces. I use it on cordless phone charging cradle contacts,cat 5 cables, and the RCA plug in connectors and sockets of my home entertainment center.

i think you can buy De-oxit at radio shack, anyway the website lists who sells it at : www.de-oxit.com

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