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Re: [TCML] Dielectric oil

I have successfully used clear baby oil from Walmart in capacitor bank up
to 12.5kV no issues.
I have also used in a 5000:1 resistive divider network I built,
successfully held off 70kV pk
without breakdown.


On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Mark Olson <kc5gym@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I suspect that refrigeration oil may be a viable alternative to "Diala;"
> but I have not tried it.  Mainly, it is completely dry for refrigeration
> purposes, and as such, does have a certain affinity for moisture.
> Also, it is suitable for 600 volt hermetic machines, for what it is worth.
>
> Marko
> kc5gym@xxxxxxx
>
>
> On 09/18/2013 10:00 PM, Andrew Robinson wrote:
>
>> Not sure if the list is back up yet...
>>
>> I've never had a need until now to purchase this and as a result, I am
>> clueless where to get some or the details about it. Nothing on the regular
>> sources ie McMaster, Ebay, Amazon, etc.
>>
>> Can someone please recommend a good source of say, Shell Diala.
>>
>> If someone has some on the list that they would be willing to sell, I
>> would buy it assuming its new and sealed.
>>
>> I will need about 1.6L. I don't know what sizes the oil is packaged in.
>> Perhaps someone has two 1L bottles sitting around?
>>
>> Also, im not sure if there are different varieties for different
>> voltages. I will be running around 20Kv.
>>
>> Thanks all for the help
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