Well Lee I am glad you have all the answers, not all power companies are
like yours. I have used ATF for over 30 years in two old heathkit dummy
loads and they still work fine.
One is on a 4sq for years.
Joe W6MR
----- Original Message -----
From: "LEE R. WICAL" <leewical@lava.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 2:02 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] "Transformer Oil for Dummies"...Yes it has a yellow
cover!
>
> Motor oil, popcorn oil, mineral oil, coconut oil, baby oil....ya ta ta ya
> ta ta...ya ta ta!
>
> Gentlemen:
> They say, there are NO stupid questions. ONLY stupid answers!
> Perhaps some newbies are ignorant of some facts.
>
> However, most power company maintenance yards will give you a gallon of
> transformer oil...Manawahi (FREE in Hawai'ian)! They do it to maintain
> customer service with you, a customer. Write your CEO of the power company
> or the Vice president on operations and offer to buy a little less that a
> gallon or whatever, to be used by and for a dummy for your Amateur Radio
> station.
>
> It is used as a great transfer of heat submerged elements to cooling fins,
> etc., it's used for it's flash point and it doesn't clog elements
submerged
> into it!
>
> Sir.....your motor, popcorn, you animal's indigestion or your baby are
DONE.
> Your transformer oil isn't, nor is your submerged element(s)!
>
> Let's kill this thread and start getting with the importance threads about
> the effects of waxing ones antenna elements?
> Good Luck,
> Lee
>
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