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Lihp Posted - Jul 31 2012 : 09:00:48 AM
I have landscape lights that have been giving a lot of trouble. They were going out whithin a couple of days. I would clean the bulb contacts and the socket contacts and they would go out again in a few days. You are not going to believe how I solved it. I got to thinking the contacts need to be coated with something to stop the corrosion. Something that was conductive. Then I saw a tube of diaper ointment that contained zinc. Zinc is conductive and the diaper ointment solved my problem. The lights are staying on now.
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SamRadford Posted - Nov 05 2012 : 06:52:49 AM
You are mistaken. The coating does NOT need to be conductive. Ordinary silicone grease is what you need.
See http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/silicone2.htm
Aaron Cake Posted - Jul 31 2012 : 10:24:55 AM
Dielectric grease. That's all it takes. Available at any auto parts store. I use it on virtually every electrical connection that will see moisture. Vaseline works well in a pinch.

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