Re: Linseed Oil

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Linseed Oil
From: ARSONIST01-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 14:29:29 -0600
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Dennis,
	Well if you are really really worried about an explosion, Linseed oil 
probably isn't the way to go. Many people, including myself will use Mineral 
Oils which isn't as combustible(well at least spontaneously). One possibity 
you might look into is on the stand of your tesla coil, put 1/8"-1/4" thick 
plexiglass or acrylic to cover it up. If you do this, don't cover the stand 
completely! Leave a few inches off the top for venilation purposes and most 
importatntly, if you have a fire, you can at least stick a fire extinguisher 
or two inside to put out the fire.Do this only if everything in your stand(ie 
NSTs/PT, caps, etc) are all hooked up and don't need touch them too often. 
This protective layer will serve two purposes.
The first being it is actually not only protecting the stuff inside, but it 
will also protect any kids/animals/who knows what from touch components of 
the tesla coil when in operation and in storage. The second best thing is if 
a cap explodes, you won't be getting plastic(or fiberglass in your case) all 
over the place. The schrapnel (not to mention burning oil) will at most in 
this case take out your Tesla Coil and not your whole house.
good luck
-alan