On 1/20/06, John Estill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Coming from a public utility substation maintenance
background, one may or may not be aware that "most"
transformers used in getting the power to your house
are filled with a highly refined petroleum oil. (it is
clear) It is used as a cooling agent and as an
insulator. There are companies out there pushing their
veggie based alternative. Just as good with less
problems in case of a large "spill".
So, yes, I would be comfortable putting FRESH, clean
cooking oil in a computer. (As long as it doesn't
start cooking the oil. Then carbon deposits start to
form and it's down hill from there... ;)
--- bob allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> getting all that oil off of my CD's is a problem,
> I'm using up too many
> towels. ;-)
>
> Logan Vilas wrote:
> > Is Cooking oil nonconductive? If so it would work.
> I've seen pictures of
> > computers immersed in other nonconductive liquids.
> >
> > Logan Vilas
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On
> Behalf Of Alan Petrillo
> > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:25 PM
> > To: Biofuel list
> > Subject: [Biofuel] Cooking oil isn't just for
> diesels anymore.
> >
> > I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it.
> I'm still not sure I
> > believe it, frankly. But if it's a web stunt,
> then at least it's a
> > _good_ web stunt!
> >
> >
>
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/09/strip_out_the_fans/
> >
> >
> > AP
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