Re: Power steering fluid as capacitor oil?

To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Power steering fluid as capacitor oil?
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 23:11:50 -0600
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From: 	Jeremy Bair[SMTP:pwac-at-flinet-dot-com]
Sent: 	Tuesday, October 28, 1997 5:21 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Power steering fluid as capacitor oil?

On Tue, 28 Oct 1997, Tesla List wrote:

> 
> From: 	student_of_agoshtas[SMTP:ceg4760m-at-cs.wright.edu]
> Sent: 	Monday, October 27, 1997 7:38 PM
> To: 	Tesla List
> Subject: 	Power steering fluid as capacitor oil?
> 
> 
> Has anyone tried using power steering fluid as a capacitor oil.  I
> purchased a few bottles of Pyroil Power Steering Fluid which, on the back,
> features and extensive list of ingredients: petroleum oil.  No additives,
> according to the label.  It appears to be very low viscosity (lower than
> the mineral oil I looked at during the same shopping trip.  I didn't buy
> the mineral oil because it listed tocopherols(sp?), which I believe is
> vitamin E, as an additive.
> 
> My ohmeter went infinite with the stuff, and it readily saturated a sample
> of the
> masking paper I used to roll my cap.
> 
> Aric
> 

I don't know about using the power steering fluid as a capacitor oil, but
I can tell you, that stuff is pretty nasty.. Just remember, power steering
fluid and leather DON'T mix! 

Good luck on your finds though, I'm real interested to hear your results.

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