FW: Transformer oil

To: "'Chip'" <chip-at-pupman-dot-com>, "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: FW: Transformer oil
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 23:49:07 -0600
Approved: tesla-at-stic-dot-net

From: 	Bert Hickman[SMTP:bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com]
Reply To: 	bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com
Sent: 	Saturday, November 08, 1997 7:42 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Transformer oil

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> From:   David Huffman[SMTP:huffman-at-FNAL.GOV]
> Sent:   Monday, October 27, 1997 8:46 AM
> To:     Tesla List
> Subject:        Transformer oil
> 
> Hi All,
> I started to look for oil for capacitors and the first place asked if I
> wanted inhibited or non-inhibited type. I hate when that happens. It make me
> feel ignorant, which I am. What's the scoop? Which kind do I get or am I
> looking for the wrong stuff?
> Dave Huffman

Dave,

Inhibitors (or their similar cousins, oxidation retarders) are additives
which help protect mineral oil from oxidation, particularly under the
high temperature conditions that are often seen in transformers.
Unfortunately, these additives also tend to degrade the the dielectric
performance of the mineral oil to some degree, and they are really not
necessary for mineral oil used in making TC capacitors. However, from a
practical standpoint, either type can be used with excellent results -
go with the less expensive variety. 

Safe cappin' to you, Dave!

-- Bert --