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Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> On 2012-11-11, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>>> I'm not saying that every single transformer out there has mineral |
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>>>> oil in it but according to that, it is still in common use. Also, |
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>>>> according to that it also does the job of removing the heat from the |
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>>>> transformer too. If you want, watch this video. You can see how |
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>>>> they are made from start to finish, including the mineral oil fill |
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>>>> up. |
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>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUO3o5JTGhQ |
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>>>> and the oil is very toxic and as I wrote earlier mineral oil is |
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>>>> replaced with other coolants. For some very good reasons. ... |
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>> Again, I use mineral oil every day. How can it be toxic when I put |
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>> it on my skin? |
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> "Mineral Oil" is a vague term and is used to refer to a wide range of |
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> substances. |
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> For many years, the stuff they used in transformers was high in PCBs |
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> and was based on a type "mineral oil" different than what you're |
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> using. |
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>> I might add, my Doctor knows I put it on and he has never |
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>> mentioned it being toxic. |
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> The stuff you're using isn't toxic. |
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But it is still being used and according to the wiki, it is *highly |
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refined* mineral oil. While startpaging around, I found that they |
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refine it more and remove the bad stuff, PCB's and such, so that it |
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isn't toxic or anything. They changed that way back in the 70's or |
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80's. The posts from Volker imply that it is not used anymore but it |
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is. I posted a link that says it is and a video of how the transformers |
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are still being made today. Heck, I even found a company that currently |
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makes the transformer oil. If no one is using mineral oil like Volker |
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implies then why do they still make it? |
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Point is, they still use mineral oil in transformers and it serves two |
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functions. It removes heat and acts as a insulator. Both of those are |
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good things as opposed to water and a computer motherboard. Spill water |
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on a mobo, buy a new mobo. Spill mineral oil on a mobo, just clean up |
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the mess. Given the cost of a mobo, CPU, and anything else that could |
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be ruined, I'd prefer mineral oil over water. So, I'm still not putting |
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water in my puter. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words! |
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