paraffin potting..was Re: NST insulations

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• Subject: paraffin potting..was Re: NST insulations
• From: "Jon Lagler" <rockcrawl-at-netzero-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 16:12:18 -0700
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> Original Poster: "Mike Nolley" <mnolley-at-mail.slc.edu>
>
> The thread about de-potting NST's sparked a question about potting
compounds---
>     Does anyone know a relatively cheap source of paraffin, besides
> candles?  I'm
> planning to eventually pot my power supply in something that is non-toxic,
and
> won't leak.  I have heard about mineral oil + poly combinations, and I may
go
> this route if I haven't yet found candles, or some other source of
paraffin
> which
> isn't prohibitively expensive.
>             --Mike
>
>
Mike,
 Try the grocery store. Parafin can be purchase in blocks for sealing
homemade jellys and jams after they are made. I know because my mom uses it
all the time. I'm sure it's fairly inexpensive too.

Later,
Jon

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