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Originally Posted by Zulu95
Di-electric grease is an insulator and would cause more problems. Use conductive grease to maintain electrical contact.
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I don't use a conductive grease on anything other than battery connections where I don't want any gaps in the connection.
Di-electric grease is primarily silicone and silica. I an not using it to improve the connection. I am using it to protect electric connections from moisture and corrosion. It is similar to bulb grease but is a higher heat tolerance and better quality. I don't like bulb grease as it gets hard over time and I can use di-electric grease for a other stuff. The only way I know di-electric grease can cause a problem is if the bulb is not a tight connection and the grease is not squeezed out from the contact points of the bulb and socket---I have never had that happen with a bulb or a spark plug boot either.
Conductive grease is often used to eliminate static electricity. I don't use it in a bulb socket because it is conductive and can become a ground and or 'bleed' across the contact points.