Re: Mineral oil in australia??

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Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>

Sheik,

In a pinch, you can use new 5 to 20 weight non-detergent motor oil instead, 
or pure white mineral oil (sometimes available as an animal laxative in 
veterinary supply outfits). Hydraulic oil, refrigeration or compressor oil, 
transmission fluid, synthetic and silicone oils have been used successfully 
by desperate coilers. Stay away from oils that are overly "aromatic", since 
they may be too flammable for safe use. Whatever you do, don't attempt to 
remove it from operating transformers...  :^)
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Best regards,

-- Bert --
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Tesla list wrote:
>Original poster: "Sheik by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><seb-at-ihug-dot-com.au>
>Hello, I have had lots of trouble finding mineral oil in australia =
>(brisbane). The best i could do was 20L of transformer oil for $80AU =
>from Shell oils, however this is way too pricey for my budget. Only form =
>of mineral oil I can find is baby oil, which has aloe vera, scents, and =
>other water-laden stuff in it. Plus a 250ml bottle is like $4Au. Any =
>idea if i can use car transmission oil or something else? Or where I =
>might find mineral oil in decent quantaties?
>
>.