Well it heats up (too) quickly stinks when that is done, loses its ability
to remain at stated viscosity. Plus, motor oil has vi's in it (viscosity
improver) along with anti foaming agents. Another thought is that its
expansion rate is too intolerable to be used as xfrmr oil in an enclosed
(sealed or otherwise) container. The first four reasons I feel very
confident about due to one of my specialty fields when in the military was
that of oils, fuels and other lubricants. The last statement is a guess, but
I'll bet its not to far off from usable fact.
73,
Gary...wa6fgi
This is more than likely the reason "trans
----- Original Message -----
From: <VE6TR@telus.net>
To: "Dave Haupt" <emailw8nf@yahoo.com>
Cc: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Vegetable oil dummy load
> Interesting bit of information. What are the reasons that engine oil
> (lets say
> straight 30 weight) is also not considered acceptable?
>
> Rob - VE6TR
>
>
>
> Quoting Dave Haupt <emailw8nf@yahoo.com>:
>
>> IMO, vegetable oil is a marginal idea at best. By
>> unfortunate experience, I have learned that it does
>> several things that are quite unpleasant:
>>
>
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