[time-nuts] Standard Resistor oil

[Robert Darlington]

The stuff in the store generally has Vitamin E in there as a stabilizer, and
sometimes fragrance if marketed as baby lotion.  Get the stuff for use as a
laxative and it *should* be okay.  I had to buy tens of gallons of this
stuff from the local pharmacies because the local national laboratory saw
mineral oil as a hazard when it came in 5 gallon carbouys.  It's toxic,
flammable, and causes skin irritation unless it's sold as baby lotion or
laxative!  Always take the MSDS sheets with a grain of salt.

-Bob

On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Bob Camp <lists at cq.nu> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Some drug store mineral oil has extra "stuff" in it. This is one case where
> you want the cheap generic version rather than the "improved" name brand.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On Feb 1, 2010, at 5:56 PM, Chuck Harris wrote:
>
> > Plain old mineral oil, also known as paraffin oil, as can be found in any
> > drugstore.
> >
> > They should be filled above the element, but not quite full.  Maybe 3/4
> to 7/8
> > full.  It isn't really important.
> >
> > -Chuck Harris
> >
> > Chris Erickson wrote:
> >> I bought some old Leeds & Northrup standard resistors on ebay and and
> seller
> >> dumped the oil out before sending them. Does anyone know what the
> correct
> >> kind of oil to put back in these? How full should they be?
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