[TLCObsession]

Wow! Misinformation abounds.

I am an anti-seize junkie - it goes on eevrything except brake bleeder srews. I have had a can of the aluminum colored stuff for years now. I have a tube of the high heat copper stuff too. I f I am not putting antiseize on, it is either getting Loc-tite, plain oil (head bolts) or nothing (brake bleeders).

Dielectric grease is a non-conductiing grease - used for sealing connectors, wiring etc.

The paste on the back of semi conductors is a HEAT conductive paste that allows better transfer to the heat sinks.

As an aside on anti seize: a couple of years ago, I cracked a ramshorn manifold on my 40. I allowed myself 2 hours to change it. To my surprise, every bolt spun right out. I goobered the replacement with ultra copper gasket maker, recoated the bolts with anti-seize and was done in less than 1/2 hour.

WHen I saw the topic, my assumption was the thread was going to be which one spreads faster ( kind of like roofing tar - you get some on you and pretty soon it is everywhere.

Jim