I've taken apart pole pigs that had wood spacers in the bottom.
BrianB
> On Nov 25, 2013, at 3:40 PM, Tesla <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Greg et al
>
> Re the use of wood in the oil baths
>
> I assume you put ALL MOT's in oil (even the one with ground connected inner secondary) for heat removal as well as improved secondary to core insulation.
>
> I'd consider very carefully the use of wood in the containers as over time I suspect it will degrade the performance of the insulating oil as impurities in the wood leech into the oil. May be better to select an appropriate plastic or other inactive insulating material. Good luck with phasing this array up.
>
> Rgds
> Ted in NZ
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