Re: Grades of Mineral Oil??

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Subject: Re: Grades of Mineral Oil??
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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 00:56:00 -0600
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From: 	anjorsta-at-online.no[SMTP:anjorsta-at-online.no]
Sent: 	Monday, October 27, 1997 4:30 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Grades of Mineral Oil??

At 10:42 PM 10/26/97 -0600, you wrote:
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"Light" does probably mean that the oil is has a light consistence (not like
used motor oil!). Some transformer oils are pretty light, and I guess it
would be ok to use

>At a local HamFest today, I picked up a gallon jug of mineral oil for only
>$1. However, I note that the label says  LUBINOL (Light Mineral Oil N.F.).  I
>am worried about the designation "Light". Surely they don't mean there is
>*water* in it?  And, if there is "light" mineral oil, is there also "heavy"
>mineral oil?  I hope to use this stuff for my own home built caps.
>
>Should this stuff be OK?
>
>David Hutchison
>davidh8083-at-aol-dot-com
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Atle Jorstad