I suppose if you want to believe what LocTite says, in order to sell a product it makes, for a purpose that it truly misrepresents the real benefit, that's fine with me.
from the Loctite data sheet;
"LOCTITE®
LB 8423 is a silicone dielectric compound that
facilitates and improves tune-ups.
The compound prevents
voltage leakage around any electrical connector thereby
insuring a strong spark in high energy ignition systems. It is
also an excellent lubricant on rubber, plastic and ceramic
surfaces, and it also has good high temperature properties,
thus preventing fusing of spark plug boots to the spark plug
itself. Typical applications include spark plug boots, distributor
cap nipples, battery terminals, ignition coil connectors, and
trailer electrical connectors. This product is typically used in
applications with an operating range of -55 °C to 204 °C."
TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF CURED MATERIAL
Electrical Properties:
Dielectric Breakdown Strength,
IEC 60243-1, kV/mm 19.8
Dielectric Constant / Dissipation Factor, IEC 60250: 1kHz 3.0 / 0.007
Volume Resistivity, IEC 60093, Ω·cm 2.6×1015
it does not carry current, it is a strongly resistive coating.
they add battery terminals just to increase sales....
As I noted, having worked decades in power quality products, that carry current up to and over 4000 amps, and MUST be reliable to not fail, due to a connection that has been compromised which could bring down infrastructure of major cities, utilities, or government security, I suggest you actually read about the product I linked to....
https://www.sanchem.com/electrical-contact-lubricant.htmlif they were simply into only selling a product, they would have done what LocTite did...
which is to name 2 other products they sell, to clean the contact surfaces prior to making the connection... but as an industry provider they don't... because they know how to make a reliable connection... and explain it with the step LocTite seems to have forgotten, the part about the cleaning... and the
correct means of cleaning....
from the SanChem site....
How to Apply Conductive Grease to Battery Terminals:
*Disconnect the connector from the terminal. When taking the battery out first disconnect the negative terminal (-), then disconnect the positive (+).
*Degrease the terminal post.
*Neutralize the area – this is normally done with baking soda & water (1 lb/ 1 gal.)
*Use a toothpick size steel
wire brush to buff the face of the terminal post until the face is bright lead.*Next, apply a light coating of NO-OX-ID A-Special to all four faces of the terminal post.
*Reattach the cables to the battery. When reattaching the battery, first connect the positive (+) connection then reattach the negative terminal (-).
use whatever you want, in any manner you want to use it in.... use Vaseline, it probably works as good, when applied like that LocTite product, for what that's worth.
I do know about reliable electrical connections tho, and prevention of degradation to them. I wish I could show you I.R. scans of various connections, carrying high amp loads, on products I designed, it would be clear then. Loose bolts, greased connections, etc., Funny part is, I just last month signed off on a patent for a system of I.R. ports I designed;(windows applied to the external walls of large switchgear enclosures) to allow safe scanning of internal bolted bus bar current carrying connections to see if they are 'getting hot' due to compromised clamping forces on bolts over time, from thermal cycling.
Even tho I haven't slept at a Holiday Inn Express for a while, I do know the difference between Dielectric and Electrically Conductive greases. (not to be confused with thermally conductive pastes)...
below shows the "low end" of the ampacity range in current products, based on my designs as Sr. Mech Product Engineer, prior to ABB's recent aquisition of the company I worked for. The larger products, like 4000amp/3 source units I designed, were quite large, 7ft hi x 6 ft dp x 16 ft long... containing about 3/4 ton of copper bus bars, and at least six 350 lb. circuit breakers/molded case switches.
loks like this inside...
I designed all of the enclosures, and every mechanical aspect of the components and installation of such, in every one of the products in this brochure;
https://tinyurl.com/y8nwlhuxLoved my job.
https://youtu.be/rZsk_nKJjkshttp://youtu.be/rZsk_nKJjks