[TenTec] Best Dummy Load Oil..??

[Seay]

Do not use any  thing not specifically designed for the app.
Mineral oil is the one exception, although it is not the top
choice.
Also, do not use transformer oil that is more than a few years old
as the older oils contained PCBs.
Go to you local power company, and introduce yourself to one of
the electrical linemen. He'll have access to good quality transformer
oil and will arrange to sell you a gallon at their cost.
The requirement for the oil is a good dielectric at rf frequencies,
and good cooling properties. So don't listen to the odd suggestions.
de KL7HF

-----Original Message-----
From: randas@mindspring.com <randas@mindspring.com>
To: 'Ten-Tec Users Reflector' <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Saturday, January 09, 1999 9:26 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Best Dummy Load Oil..??


>
>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
>
>de Tim  K0FL
>
>
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