Distilled water will not conduct. Its a perfect insulator. It will work fine.
On 10/26/2015 7:45 AM, 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. > > Oil is the usual medium here. Excluding of course the pre-1980 > transformer oils that were notorious for having contaminated PCB’s within or > anything with flammability at working temperatures. > > > Jerry Weiss > WB9MRI > > >> On Oct 26, 2015, at 9:27 AM, Paul Koning <paulkon...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> >>> On Oct 26, 2015, at 9:43 AM, Toby Thain <t...@telegraphics.com.au> wrote: >>> >>> On 2015-10-26 1:02 AM, Brian Archer wrote: >>>> Even a 10W resistor will get really hot. I embed two 5W resistors into a >>>> pentium class CPU cooler for a good compromise on space/thermal concerns. >> My favorite low tech dummy load is the one my father came up with: a couple >> of resistors (carbon composite is best, carbon film or metal film will do), >> 1-2 watt size, in a jar filled with water. Works just fine for 100 watts or >> so, and is useable not just for power supplies but for HF transmitter >> testing. >> >> paul >> >> > -- The contents of this e-mail and any attachments are intended solely for the use of the named addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized use, copying, disclosure, or distribution of the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited by the sender and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail.
