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Re: NST insulations



Tesla List wrote:
> 
> 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


Hi Mike ...

try the grocery store and look for "canning" parafin   it comes in 1 lb
blocks ( about the same size as 1 lb butter ) and it runs about 2.50$ a
brick...

Scot D