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To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla@pupman.com>
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Subject: Oil Information
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From: Tesla List <tesla@stic.net>
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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 22:27:51 -0500
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From: Bert Hickman [SMTP:bert.hickman@aquila.com]
Sent: Friday, April 17, 1998 12:01 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Oil Information
Tesla List wrote:
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> From: Dale McLane [SMTP:Dale.McLane@epa.state.oh.us]
> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 1998 8:50 AM
> To: tesla@pupman.com
> Subject: Oil Information
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> Question:
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> Are the terms mineral oil and paraffin oil the same?
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> I have 5 gallons of vaccume pump oil which, accroding to the MSDS sheet, is a highly refined paraffin oil. I would like to utilize this material for some homemade poly caps.
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> Been going through the Richard Quick Archives on capacitor construction, and can only find references to mineral oil.
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> Does anyone have some information/dielectric constant values for these materials?
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Dale,
Petroleum-based insulating oils can be either "naphthenic" or
"paraffinic". Most transformer oils tend to be naphthenic, due to their
superior long-term high temperature performance. However, pure
"paraffinic" oils can also have excellent dielectric characteristics as
a capacitor dielectric fluid. As long as either type of oil is clear,
has no significant additives, and is relatively water-free, it should
work in your caps.
Most lubricating or motor oils tend to be paraffinic. While most common
insulating oils are napthenic, one of the best insulating oils, called
r-Temp, is paraffinic, and has excellent insulating characteristics for
capacitor or general purpose HV applications (such as X-Ray equipment).
Hope this helps!
-- Bert --