[Amps] Dummy load. Can distilled water be used instead of oil ?

Richard Solomon dickw1ksz at gmail.com
Sun Aug 11 12:30:51 EDT 2013


I have a large (2.5KW) oil-filled Bird DL. I put it in a large plastic
sweater
box (the kind you slide under the bed). Besides being easier to move
around, it gives me peace of mind should it ever develop a leak.

73, Dick, W1KSZ


On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Chris Wilson <chris at chriswilson.tv> wrote:

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> > My 10kW Bird 8738 water cooled load has tap water which I believe si
> > in direct contact with the resistive element, and is still working
> > fine so I don't see why not.
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> 11/08/2013 17:20
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> Just to add this water is flowing at at a minimum of 4 gallons per
> minute!
>
> --
>        Best Regards,
>                    Chris Wilson.
>
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