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Hi JB I am almost tempted to say "if it goes rancid you are not running
enough power"  :-))

Cheers de Alan

----- Original Message -----
From: J. B. Weazle McCreath <weazle@hurontel.on.ca>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: 03 February 2006 02:21
Subject: Re: LF: Re: Keeping the smoke in


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.com>
> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 12:54 AM
> Subject: Re: LF: Re: Keeping the smoke in
>
>
> > Hi Warren, an excursion to high temperature should not affect the
ferrite
> as
> > this is sintered at quite high temperatures to make the ring. What might
> > suffer is the epoxy (usually) coating which may burn up and created a
> lossy
> > shorted turn (guess, I have no experience of this) A quick solution
might
> be
> > to bung it in a beaker of cooking oil!  That will act as insulation as
> well!!
> > Just think you could be the first station with an oil cooled antenna
> > transformer !!
> >
> > Cheers de Alan G3NYK
>
> Warren, Alan, LFers,
>
> From my own experience I wouldn't recommend cooking oil, as it will go
> rancid on you in short order, and does it ever stink!  I've had good luck
> using mineral oil sold as a cattle laxative at any farm supply outlet like
> TSC Stores, Co-op,  etc.
>
> 73, J.B., VE3EAR - VE3WZL
> Solar and wind powered
> EN93dr
>
>
>