Ah well. Just a thought. I was thinking of simply dumping the whole thing into a picnic jug full of baby oil :-) Sorta scatterbrained, but I have seen mentioned on the list a basement sized steel block ... Don
ed breya > One last thing regarding oil-filling. My previous comment was made > picturing oil inside the oscillator block only - not outside, or > between the outer parts - if there is a resistance wire heater (I > think it's heated with Qs only on the 10811) it is held together with > various tapes and adhesives that could soften or dissolve. Also, the > insulation would not insulate very well of saturated with oil, and > could possibly soften or break down somehow. I would not recommend > dunking the whole thing in a vat of oil. > > And one final, final note: If oil is somehow effectively contained in > the oscillator block, then a void (bubble) of some sort, or an > expansion facility or vent would be needed to relieve the pressure > changes during warmup. Otherwise, when started up, the expanding oil > would have to either leak out, or deform (or damage) something. This > would be equivalent to dramatically increasing barometric pressure, > and certainly effect the oscillator frequency. > > Ed > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- "Neither the voice of authority nor the weight of reason and argument are as significant as experiment, for thence comes quiet to the mind." R. Bacon "If you don't know what it is, don't poke it." Ghost in the Shell Dr. Don Latham AJ7LL Six Mile Systems LLP 17850 Six Mile Road POB 134 Huson, MT, 59846 VOX 406-626-4304 www.lightningforensics.com www.sixmilesystems.com _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
