Motor oil is not the best but it will work. Others on this list have
given very good advice as to what should be used. If you do use motor
oil, use motor oil with NO additive package. Do not use multigrade
oils. Good motor oils may have as much as 40% of the can filled with
additives. All you are trying to do is cool the resistor and you want
nothing in the can that will, over time, attack the resistor, change its
value, or alter the resistivity of the dummy load. Lee Bahr w0vt
rcook wrote:
>
> I have been using regular 30 weight motor oil for about 10 years in my
> Cantenna, No problems yet.
> Roger, KO4O
>
> "Ariel Elam, K4AAL" wrote:
> >
> > Hello to All-- Transformer oil is available from your electrical
> > supply house. Today this oil no longer contains pcb's and is
> > available in 1 gallon cans or in bulk into your container. (at
> > least in Nashville,TN, the last time I needed some.) I retired
> > from the electrical trade as service tech. on 12-31-99.
> > > From owner-tentec@contesting.com Sun Jan 10 00:28:29 1999
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> > > Subject: [TenTec] Best Dummy Load Oil..??
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> > > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 01:26:16 -0800
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> > > Hello to all...I had to empty my gal can 1KW dummy load before a moving
> > > company would pack it for a cross country trip. My question is what to
> > > refill it up with. I've heard mineral oil, peanut oil, one guy talked
> > > about useing motor oil. Just want some thing easy to get and "cheap".
> >
> > > Thanks for the Bandwidth
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> > > de Tim K0FL
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