I am resurrecting an old Heath Cantenna and having a hard time finding mineral oil in large quantities. I have heard that is okay to use non detergent motor oil. Is there any truth to that? Thanks, 7
Mineral oil in reasonable quantities is usually available from livestock supply stores. Bob, N7XY _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.co
I bought a commercial 2500W load from a broadcast engineer. It was filled with automotive transmission fluid (red). Been working fine for over a year now. ;-) 73, Charles - K5ZK _____________________
ATF! Now there's an idea. I'd often wondered what was best for this job. I think the main parameter is that it's not synthetic. I have to use non-synthetic oil for a couple of classic cars that
"I am resurrecting an old Heath Cantenna and having a hard time finding mineral oil in large quantities" I use this: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-21 73, Ken W2DTC _________
At what frequency? While it might work at HF for awhile (have you ever smelled burned ATF) I sure wouldnt want to run it at QRO VHF which would probably contaminate and ruin the resistive element. I
Quite a few places make a living refurbishing power company pole and ground type transformers, there are two places like that in my area. They use a LOT of modern "official" no-PCB hi-temp transforme
Since I went through this and did some research a few years back I'll jump in here. Most motor oils, including some so called "synthetics", and transmission fluids that I checked on, use sulfur compo
Johnson's Baby Oil will work if you don't mind the smell. It is pure mineral oil with a fragrance added. You may be able to find pure mineral oil at the local drug store that does not have a fragranc
You could also check for used transformer oil from the power company. I got mine by going to the service depot for the local area of our power company and after a lot of explaining as to why I wanted
You can get mineral oil by the gallon at just about any farm and ranch store. A gallon there is usually cheaper than a pint at a drug store. Also, you might try going by your local electric company's
Pure mineral oil is available from Bird although it is quit expensive.They also sell synthetic oil, They use both in their loads and attenuators. Sam kf4yox -- Original Message -- From: "Jerry K" <w5