> On Oct 26, 2015, at 11:02 AM, Dale H. Cook <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> At 10:45 AM 10/26/2015, Jerry Weiss wrote:
>
>> Water in the dummy load? Water cooled - sure. Water immersed? Even
>> though I see it posted on the web, i have may doubts it would be a stable
>> method.
>
> I concur. Tap water may have contaminants (such as chlorine) that will cause
> electrical leakage.
Sure, but so what? A dummy load is supposed to have electrical leakage. All
that water contamination would do is reduce the effective resistance of your
load by a hair.
If you used seawater, it might make a difference that matters, but tap water
even in NYC? No.
paul
