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Re: Saltwater Cap Oil





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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 07:59:36 -0400
From: Thomas McGahee <tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Saltwater Cap Oil



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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: capacitor fuzz
> Date: Sunday, October 19, 1997 11:55 PM
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> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 17:44:39 -0400
> From: Someone <fox-at-netunlimited-dot-net>
> To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: Re: capacitor fuzz
> 
> <SNIP>
> > will have that problem. The solution is to not use foil at all, but
> > rather
> > immerse in electrolyte (saltwater in your case).
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> > Fr. Tom McGahee
> 
> i did this and it works. i put an
> inch thick layer of 10 w 30 on top of the water and whenever i turn on
> the circuit (this is just the hv source a gap and the caps in series)
> the oil likes to dance around the neck of the bottles. also the oil
> turned from a clear viscous brown to a light opaque caramel colour. any
> info about this? it still works fine tho.

The oil on the salt water does two things. It helps cut down on corona loss,
and it helps slow down the evaporation of the saltwater. The dancing oil around
the top of the bottle is due to the electrostatic fields. When charged, the
bottles will have the oil at the glass rise UP, and of course whenever the gaps
fire or the voltage goes to zero, then the oil will try to return to normal.

The oil changing color is normal. You have it in intimate contact with a salt
solution, and the high voltage pulsing causes a certain level of mixing to take
place. Also the electric fields and any subsequent corona at the interface will
also cause a change in color. It normally doesn't create any problem, but check
on it occasionally, and if it gets sludgy, then change the oil and salt
water... say, every 10,000 miles :)

Hope this helps.
Fr. Tom McGahee