I read it was just as good as the dielectric grease??? Am I wrong?

 

No more so than any other petroleum based grease.

 

Petroleum jelly is, well, petroleum based. Dielectric grease is silicon based. Petroleum jelly starts to liquify around 100 degrees, dielectric grease is good up to, I think, around 500 degrees. Petroleum jelly may also damage natural rubber if there's any around.
So, I don't personally like using petroleum jelly for electrical work but it's not likely to harm anything besides possibly making a huge mess once the exhaust heats everything up real good.

 

Fuses don't reconnect.

Battery 12.7, after sitting for few hours. 14.4ish when revving. DC volts

20 volts AC per 1000 rpm. Rev it up to 4 grand. Should be 70-80 volts AC

stator leads should be open to ground, but have a resistance between them.

Always check battery cables, even a tiny turn makes a difference.


I think something in charging, because it did it while you were riding, when charging system should have been running most of it. Though at idle it does draw off battery. So timing of problems makes a difference.

 

Yes, they can. I've seen it happen. It's extremely rare but it can. Also, not nearly as likely with the newer style blade fuses but the old glass tubes did it more often. Much like a burnt out bulb will sometimes reconnect the filament. They don't last long though...

 

No, they don't.

If you think they did, the troubleshooting was beyond you.

Burnt out bulbs don't reconnect either.

Need to be careful, people read this, and will be mislead.



Fuses have as much chance of reconnect as you do with your X.

 

No Xbox been married 38 years to same woman.


Yes, they can, both bulbs and fuses. Personally seen it happen. I've said it was rare, very, very rare if you like.

Engineering degree in electronics, think I'm capable of trouble shooting.

Just because you've never seen it doesn't make it untrue.

 

I make my living trouble shooting electrical.

 

OMG...........I appreciate all responses but it wasn't supposed to be an argue thread that "I'm smarter than you."