Re: Need Some Help

[Maury Stauffer <stauffer@bsr.com>]

Gary wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 3 Jan 1997, Michael Wolk wrote:
> 
> >   I recommend the Automatic Transmission Fluid (per Sal Azz, not power
> > steering fluid).
> 
> Power steering pumps and automatic transmissions are made of materials
> that don't react with the components in the fluids intended to be put in
> them. I wonder if the brass, steel, and weld alloys in the reverb units
> will also not recat to those fluids. Mineral oils are non-reactive to
> those metals.
> 
> Gary K.

The automotive substitutes like ATF have the advantage of being 
readily available worldwide, and to be recommended by the major
auto makers will have most certainly been tested in a wide range 
of hostile environments (tho probably not lowreys or rogers) as
well as for durability and stability over time, and in applications
a lot rougher than a HTC.  Is there a chemist on the list that
might be able to compare the Nu-Jol oil formulation with ATF or PSF 
scientifically?  While we're at it, how about brake fluid?  I've
seen VW brake fluid that is a clear, non-compressible mineral oil
which appears to have viscosity comparable to ATF and PSF.

Thanks - I always wondered what the 'real stuff' was for the reverb
tubes.

mhs