Dummy load oil

[wavrider]

I finally got around to unpacking the extra Heath kit oil filled dummy load.

Of course I emptied it before I packed it so now off to the local drug store I go to get a gallon of mineral oil.

The price is $8.99 a quart.

With me being so cheap I thought well let's look for an alternate source of coolant.

So the question is Are there any other types of coolant fluids that will work in an oil filled dummy load besides mineral oil? and of course is not as expensive as mineral oil.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

DAMN! DAMN! DAMN! I deleted the wrong thread after merging the posts. :headbang Both had the same title and initial post so it was easy to do.

Sorry guys. Basically the answers were to ask the local power utility if you can get some transformer oil. Tell them why and you may get a gallon or so for free.

 

[RatsoW8]

I bought mineral oil for my rebuilt cantenna at walmart in smaller (pint) bottles and I think it may have cost around$10 for the gallon. Been a while but I'm sure the price is close.

 

[Mudfoot]

Wally world or a dollar store will probably be cheaper that a "drug" store.

You could always hit your friends and family up for some...Tell 'em your plugged up real bad and got the grip.

I remember getting that as a kid. nasty ass stuff.

 

[RatsoW8]

Wally world or a dollar store will probably be cheaper that a "drug" store.

You could always hit your friends and family up for some...Tell 'em your plugged up real bad and got the grip.

I remember getting that as a kid. nasty ass stuff.

And the stuff I got a Wally World is baby powder scented. Your cantenna doubles as an air freshener.

 

[avistar23]

Call around for some snake oil, should work great.

 

[IRock817]

I went to a local transformer company and picked up a gallon for six bucks!

 

[wavrider]

Wally world or a dollar store will probably be cheaper that a "drug" store.

You could always hit your friends and family up for some...Tell 'em your plugged up real bad and got the grip.

I remember getting that as a kid. nasty ass stuff.

Grandma used to line all of us kids up and we would get a teaspoon of Cod Liver oil. That stuff is nasty.

 

[wavrider]

Thanks for all the ideas and suggestions I will look into finding the local electric company and see if they have any, and maybe a pole pig or two laying around.

If that don't work off to wally world.

 

[mackmobile43]

DAMN! DAMN! DAMN! I deleted the wrong thread after merging the posts. :headbang Both had the same title and initial post so it was easy to do.

Sorry guys. Basically the answers were to ask the local power utility if you can get some transformer oil. Tell them why and you may get a gallon or so for free.

Isn't that just denatured mineral oil ?

 

[mackmobile43]

Wally world or a dollar store will probably be cheaper that a "drug" store.

You could always hit your friends and family up for some...Tell 'em your plugged up real bad and got the grip.

I remember getting that as a kid. nasty ass stuff.

shoulda gave you cod liver oil.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Isn't that just denatured mineral oil ?

Not really sure. Mineral oil is a petroleum distillate. Nowadays I believe transformers use a synthetic silicone based oil. I do know you can get silicone based oil specifically meant for dummy loads from broadcast supply companies like Dielectric.

 

[mackmobile43]

Watched an episode of how it's made the other night about building transformers and they just used denatured mineral oil.

They were 25 kv transformers.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Watched an episode of how it's made the other night about building transformers and they just used denatured mineral oil.

They were 25 kv transformers.

If you knew the answer why did you ask the question? :blink: :tongue:

 

[mackmobile43]

If you knew the answer why did you ask the question? :blink: :tongue:

Well I suppose I was leading up to the dangers of drinking denatured mineral oil so kids do not drink transformer oil, you just never know.