Hi In this case hydrogen + oxygen (like from oxidized metal) goes to H20. You very much do not want water running around inside your crystal holder… Helium is inert.
Bob > On Jun 8, 2017, at 7:18 PM, Charles Steinmetz <csteinm...@yandex.com> wrote: > > Bob wrote: > >> You really want to use Helium. Hydrogen is a bit reactive. > > I don't think it's a problem. The alternators on mains powerplants are > filled with Hydrogen under fair pressure, and the internal materials and > conditions are not that different from a crystal oscillator inside an oven. > (IH was chosen both for its heat conduction and its low windage. Helium is > enough worse on both counts that it was a non-starter. Of course, windage > isn't important in a crystal oscillator.) > > In any case, it can't be any worse than filling space capsules with Oxygen.... > > Charles > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
