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Re: Mineral Oil Source - drying wet oil



At 20:15 26/04/99 -0600, you wrote:
>I notice that the commercial oil filled caps use dry oil (dried, I know
>not how), and are solder or crimp sealed off after filling under a
>vacuum. In fact, the sound of "glugging" if you move it is a sign that
>the cap has leaked and should be discarded.

hi all,
	One way to dry oil is to centrifuge it. I just read about it in the
context of oil disposal at sea for oil rigs. don't know if it is practical
on a hobby basis, but might be worth trying if you have access to a
centrifuge.
my 2 cents

bob golding