Re: oil dielectric

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Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

Dwp: I have used triple distilled water as a coolent. It contaminates real
fast and is a real problem to use. Only pure Nickel tubing works well with
it.  It is not worth the trouble to keep it pure.
  Robert  H   

> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 12:52:13 -0600
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> Subject: Re: oil dielectric
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> Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>
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> Paul: before oil burns you must reach the flash point temprature. If your
> oil is cool enough to handle you are well below this temp. Yes there is a
> small risk. Life is a risk. The most dangerous thing we do is take a bath,
> but we risk this to remain social. Nothing in the TC world is without risk.
> Robert  H
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>> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>> Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 20:44:17 -0600
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>> Subject: Re: oil dielectric
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>> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Xyme3-at-aol-dot-com>
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>> Air?
>> Free, self healing, good dielectric strength.
>> Oil scares me from being flammable, tho many people
>> use it.  I Have my doubts water can be kept
>> sufficiently pure.
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>> best
>> dwp
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>> I suspect liquid nitrogen would be best, and also impractical,but water is
>> definitly out.
>> Thanks for tthe advice.
>> Tesla used boiled out oils which might be less flammable. Air is however of
>> variable conductivty especially in the presence of ozone. Maybe if it were
>> somehow possible to exclude air entirely, the oil could not catch fire.
>> Paul
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