Re: Topband: Submerging variable caps in oil as substituteforvacuum variables

["ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>]

Very true but the RF is still in the oil "dielectric" from the coax 
connector to the hot end of the resistor.
Carl
KM1H


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From: "Shoppa, Tim" <tshoppa@wmata.com>
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Subject: Re: Topband: Submerging variable caps in oil as substituteforvacuum 
variables

> That uses the thermal properties outside a resistor, not dielectric 
> constant properties in a capacitor :-).
> Tim N3QE
>
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> Subject: Re: Topband: Submerging variable caps in oil as 
> substituteforvacuum variables
> The large Bird dummy loads use oil up into the low microwave region.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
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> From: "Tom W8JI" <w8ji@w8ji.com>
> To: "HAROLD SMITH JR" <w0rihps@sbcglobal.net>; "Shoppa, Tim"
> <tshoppa@wmata.com>; <n4zr@contesting.com>; <topband@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 5:32 AM
> Subject: Re: Topband: Submerging variable caps in oil as 
> substituteforvacuum
> variables
>
>
> > Still I am intrigued by the thought of a remote tuning capacitor via
> > hydraulic tubing :-). The capacitor plates could be as simple as two
> > concentric cylinder conductors with appropriate spacers. I betcha crud
> > collecting on the top of the oil would set voltage limit.>>>
> >
> > I would be as concerned, or more concerned, with the dissipation factor 
> > of
> > the oil at short wave frequencies.
> >
> > The thing that worries me is I cannot recall every seeing a single good
> > high-Q oil-dielectric capacitor above power line and audio frequencies. 
> > As
> > a matter of fact, many years ago I tried to use a surplus 20-40kV oil
> > capacitor from Fair Radio as a plate blocking capacitor, and it 
> > overheated
> > so badly it exploded.
> >
> > I looked for HF data on mineral oil as a dielectric and couldn't find
> > anything. That would be my main concern. I guess I could stick mineral 
> > oil
> > between the plates of a capacitor and see what happens to Q.
> >
> >
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