Re: Oil immersion for 4 MOT stack

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Original poster: "kayaker by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <kayaker-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>

Hello All:

Find some small sample bottles. Immerse a small sample of each of your
products too be tested in your choice of oil, and let them marinate. For say
two weeks. Check your samples, test your samples.
It's a method one of our technicians would use before we would try something
new on the production line. Contmination was our main concern. Conductivity
is ours in this case. Be safe.

Doug

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Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 10:44 AM
Subject: Oil immersion for 4 MOT stack


 > Original poster: "Zagarus Rashkae by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <arbitrarily_random-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > To All:
 >
 > I have a 4 MOT stack powering my TC, capacitatively
 > limited to about 150-200mA. I tried operating the
 > tesla coil in slightly drizzly weather (don't know
 > what I was thinking at the time) and it blew the two
 > outer MOTs on the stack.
 >
 > I revamped the stack with 2 new MOTs, silicone
 > insulation, and some PVC HV bushings on the output. I
 > want to immerse the stack in oil so that I won't blow
 > any more MOTs. I am wondering if non-detergent motor
 > oil will attack silicone, plexiglas, PVC,
 > polypropylene, vinyl tubing, or polyethylene, since I
 > may be using these plastics in the oil-immersed area.
 >
 > 1) Should I even oil-immerse them in the first place?
 >
 > 2) Where can I get a suitable container? It needs to
 > be quite exactly 20 inches by 13 inches by 7 inches
 > high.
 >
 > 3) Will it be very heavy? Without oul it weighs about
 > 60 pounds.
 >
 > Thanks,
 >
 > Chris
 >