Spiro asked.

Is oil conductive?

No.  That's why they can use oil to fill transformers and capacitors. 
Granted, that's a different kind of oil, but in general the hydrocarbons 
that make up oil, kerosene and gasoline are not conductors of electricity.

Regards.

Max.  K 4 O D S.

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Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New and questions about an oil gage


> is oil conductive?
> I'm thinking two long wires about 1/2 inch different in length.
> expose a 1/8 of the wire out of the insulation.
> Feed them down and when they touch...
> You could use something like a liquid level indicator with those wires
> alligator clipped to the leads to make a beeping.
> But is oil conductive?
>
> On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Bill and Marie Johnson wrote:
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>> Hi list. I am new here, well actually I have been here but it has been a
>> while.  I am familiar with this great list though.  My wife Marie and I 
>> live
>> in Osseo Wisconsin.  we have an oil furnace.     In order to see how much
>> oil I have left in the barrel  I unscrew that outer rim plastic ring 
>> around
>> the oil gage cap and remove the ring.  Then I touch the rod, that sticks 
>> up
>> from where the cover was.   Here is the problem.  Our float is stuck down 
>> in
>> the oil so the tank shows nearly empty, even after we fill it full.  Is
>> there a gage made for blind home owners that is either tactile, or 
>> readable
>> in some way? Better still, we have a talking thermostat.  I couldn't be 
>> so
>> lucky as to find a talking gage, could I?    Bill
>>
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