RE: Immersing electronics in 10W-30?

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Original poster: "Ian McLean" <ianmm-at-optusnet-dot-com.au> 

Hi

Just a suggestion, but another alternative might be gun oil.  This is a high
purity highly refined mineral oil, red in colour.  It is, because of it's
application, guaranteed to be free of any significant quantities of
metal/carbon particles or moisture.

Rgs
Ian

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > Sent: Monday, 8 March 2004 8:40 am
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Re: Immersing electronics in 10W-30?
 >
 >
 > Original poster: "Virtualgod" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com>
 >
 > Here's where I get mine
 > http://www.chemistrystore-dot-com/mineral_oil.htm. Cost
 > is comparable to hydraulic fluid at walmart.
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 3:12 PM
 > Subject: Re: Immersing electronics in 10W-30?
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > I am having trouble finding mineral oil. I looked in the
 > health department
 >  > of walmart and found nothing. I havent broken open the
 > motor oil yet, so I
 >  > may be able to return if I can find it at CVS or somewhere
 > like that.
 >  >
 >  > ---Eric
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 >  > ----- Original Message -----
 >  > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 1:54 PM
 >  > Subject: Re: Immersing electronics in 10W-30?
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >  > Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
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 >  >  > Motor oil will work but it does contain carbon
 > impurities and additives
 >  > that
 >  >  > might be ionized by high potentials.  Mineral oil from
 > a local health
 > food
 >  >  > store is better.  It's clear and more refined.
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 >  >  > Dr. Resonance
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 >  >  >  > 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
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