Re: The dowel of death - SAFETY

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Original poster: "Mike Harrison by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mike-at-whitewing.co.uk>


>> The HV rating probably has nothing to do with the oil, and in fact if the
>> tip should get hot and soften or melt (it is PVC after all) it might cause 
>> oil to leak all over the place.  It probably will leak anyway eventually.
>
>I disagree, the oil inside has *everything* to do with the HV rating. I don't 
>want conductive dirt getting up inside that pipe where I can't see it and 
>remove it..........now if it's full of HV oil and sealed, how is dirt ever 
>going to get in there? 

....so why not just seal it, without the oil?