Great Site!
Mike wrote:
> Here is a URL for a site titled: "Vacuum Tube Liquid Cooling System"
> by Bill Jones, K8CU,: http://www.realhamradio.com/liquid-cooling.htm
> He discusses cooling fluid, etc.
>
> Scott McGrath wrote:
>> Mineral oil works well - high thermal conductivity and a insulator as well
>>
>> Harold Mandel wrote:
>>
>>> Fletch,
>>>
>>> The subject of cooling fluids was covered in this
>>> reflector not too long ago under the topic of
>>> water-cooled RF dummy loads such as the Bird
>>> Econoload series.
>>>
>>> The bullet points were:
>>>
>>> 1. Ordinary tap water
>>> 2. Distilled water
>>> 3. Purified water
>>> 4. Ethylene Glycol/Distilled water tinctures
>>> 5. Antifungal treatments in solutions
>>>
>>> Different manufacturers have different recommendations.
>>>
>>> W9AC runs a Stanley Steamer and has had that in good
>>> condition for many years, so you might ask him what
>>> coolant he is happy with.
>>>
>>> I run a 50KW Econoload/Calorimeter, and use
>>> Zephyr Hills Reverse-Osmosis purified drinking
>>> water and Wal-Mart poolside antifungal treatment
>>> in a 0.05% tincture with no deleterious effects
>>> on conductivity.
>>>
>>> Since your rig will probably never be below
>>> freezing, forget antifreeze.
>>>
>>> Hal Mandel
>>> W4HBM/4
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> {snip}
>>> I am in the process of getting a water cooled
>>> GS-15B cavity on line and I wonder if the
>>> group has any recommendations on coolants.
>>> {snip}
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>
> --
> 73,
> Mike, K4GMH
>
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