[ARC5] Turbine Oil

[J. Forster]

Diff pump oil's claim to fame is a very, very low vapor pressure. Nothing
more.

And silicone oils are damn near impossible to clean off.

-John

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>   Not all synthetic oils are non-petroleum based.
> The very best oils are silicone syntetic oils which do not react to
> anything,
> and are not affected by temperature. The purest forms, which cost often
> over $100 per quart is
> diffusion pump oil. But there are some used in the automotive industry
> that are much cheaper. Same
> for silicone grease. One problem with all oils is that if there is any
> dust or smoke particles they can
> combine with it and gummy and messy. You have to keep the dust and smoke
> away from the gears
> and bearings.
>   73
> Bill wa4lav
>
>  ________________________________________
> From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net [arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of gordon white [gewhite at crosslink.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 7:59 PM
> To: Richard Knoppow
> Cc: arc5 at mailman.qth.net; Robert Eleazer
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Turbine Oil
>
>          Hoppes gun oil has a different odor than most oils. A little
> like banana oil. I don't have my bottle of Hoppes where I can find it,
> but isn't it supposed to be a solvent for powder residue?
>
>   - Gordon White
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