Re: Maxwell Oil

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Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

I think it's just dried mineral oil. That or any transformer oil will 
work. Don't forget to vacuum the air out in the new case or it won't last long.

Mike
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Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 3:36 PM
Subject: Maxwell Oil


> Original poster: "MIKE HARDY" <MHARDY@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> A while back I asked about repairing a cracked and leaking Maxwell 
> pulse cap. I haven't tried any of the kind suggestions that you guys 
> recomended, but will. Since then we received quite a selection of 
> new to almst new maxwells for dirt cheep. Unfortunately the seller 
> did not use any packing material what-so-ever! At least one cap (a 
> brand new 0.1uF, 40kV) is drained empty, I could cry. Does anyone 
> know what kind of oil Maxwell uses? My talented buddy wants to build 
> a plastic case, and place the guts in it to try a repair. As always 
> thanks for all the great help.