[Heathkit] Cantenna

[jbrannig at optonline.net]

> Questions:
> 
> 1)  What is the oil to use in a cantenna?

Transformer oil...Not motor oil
> 
> 2)  There is a vent in the top so I imagine that the oil expands, 
> how 
> full should I fill it?
 
Enough to cover the element

> 3)  What is the rating of the element with NO OIL?
 
Only a few watts

> 4)  Would circulating the oil with a pump increase the rating?

Only if you cooled it.
> 5)  Can I use a plastic paint bucket or will it get too hot?

I don't know what the oil would do to the plastic.  Since metal paint cans are available, why not use one?

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