The C84025-1 Coaxial Dynamics load (2.5 kW CCS) at our club station uses
Dow-Corning Xiameter PMX-200 silicon fluid.
A gallon was less then $50.00. We would have went with Diala ZX-4
transformer oil, but could not find reliable information if the residual
silicon fluid would safely mix with the Daila.
In either case, the right part is fairly inexpensive - why use a
substitute?
73 Martin Flynn
W2RWJ
On 11/29/2015 9:02 PM, Bryan Swadener via TowerTalk wrote:
No, especially when you're pumping a kilowatt into a 90W-rated Globar in only a
gallon of media that has only the tin bucket itself to transfer the heat to
atmosphere. You need _every bit of advantage_ you can get. As it is, those DLs
are rated a kilowatt for only a few seconds. That's why I stopped using my HN31
with an amplifier, and built my compact 1500W (100% D/C) load.
Bryan WA7PRC
From: D. Scott MacKenzie
To: Bryan WA7PRC
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 5:42 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Oil For Dummy Load
Mineral oil is a proper substitute - and not "dubious."
-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan WA7PRC
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 8:27 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Oil For Dummy Load
I found one gallon of actual transformer oil for FREE (unless you count having
to drive 2 miles to get it).Why mess around with dubious substitutes when it's
available for FREE?
Bryan WA7PRC
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