Interesting. Maybe they have changed over to the transformer oil. I bought
two cantennas and
they both came in the box with a jug of oil that was labeled as mineral oil. I
wouldn't know how
to tell the two oils apart by looking at them.
Michael WY6K
--- Mike <W4EF@dellroy.com> wrote:
> Then I guess they are lying then. I own two dummy loads here. The
> second one came from MFJ in a box with a gallon of that same industrial
> transformer oil.
>
> 73 de Mike, W4EF...................................................
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Watts" <wy6k@yahoo.com>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 8:05 PM
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Oil for dummy load
>
>
> >
> > You can pop popcorn in the corn oil too!
> >
> > MFJ may sell transformer oil, but they use mineral oil in their dummy
> load!
> >
> > Michael
> > --- Jeff Battin <jbattin@starband.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Plain old corn oil works fine in mine.
> > >
> > > Jeff - Ko7p
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> > > [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Mike
> > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 7:46 PM
> > > To: george.shaw@ukf.net; towertalk@contesting.com
> > > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Oil for dummy load
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > MFJ sells industrial grade transformer oil by the gallon. Its a bit
> pricey
> > > ($24.95/gallon), but has better heat transfer than mineral oil. I bought
> > > a gallon to fill an old heath cantenna that I picked up on the used
> > > market.
> > >
> > > 73 de Mike, W4EF.........
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "George Shaw" <george.shaw@ukf.net>
> > > To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:57 AM
> > > Subject: [TowerTalk] Oil for dummy load
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > What type/grade of oil can be used for a dummy load?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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