Re: Immersing electronics in 10W-30?

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 


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Subject: Re: Immersing electronics in 10W-30?


 > Original poster: Jerry Chamkis <jchamkis-at-bga-dot-com>
 >
 > I've immersed equipment in 10W-30 and had it attack the tin plating on the
 > (homemade,  not tin-lead as on a commercial board) traces.  It was in
there
 > for a few months and the traces looked rather nasty.

Probably because of some additive in the oil. It might have actually been
plating out on the tin (or something like immersion plating/replacement).
Some oil has small metallic particles, the idea being that it will plate out
on wear surfaces.


  Didn't attack any
 > plastic parts over that interval but I don't have an inventory of what
kinds
 > of plastics (besides Fiberglas) that were in there.  Somebody once told me
 > vanilla motor oil tends not to attack plastic because they use neoprene
seals
 > in the engines.
 >
 > HTH-
 >
 > Jerry
 >
 > On Sunday 07 March 2004 01:07 pm, Tesla list wrote:
 >  > Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > With my voltage multiplier now operating at 5000 VAC input I am faced
with
 >  > a problem of corona. Can I simply immerse the electronics in
10W-30(unused)
 >  > to solve the problem? It shouldnt degrade the plastic of the caps or
the
 >  > plexy glass it is mounted on should it?
 >  >
 >  > ---Eric
 >
 > --
 > Jerry Chamkis
 > jchamkis-at-bga-dot-com
 >
 >