RE: Mineral Oil Source

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• Subject: RE: Mineral Oil Source
• From: "Basura, Brian" <brian.basura-at-unistudios-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 12:02:52 -0600
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

Why not use real transformer oil such as Shell Diala-AX.  It costs about the
same in 5-gallon quantities?

Brian D. Basura


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Subject: Re: Mineral Oil Source


Original Poster: NickandSim-at-aol-dot-com 

Hi All,
         If its food grade there may be a small amount of water in it.
Water 
severley 
degrades the dielectric properties of mineral oil, 1 part in 10000 will have

the breakdown voltage.

Nick Field  

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