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    Static electricity issue with PP and PE fuel tanks.

    In researching materials to construct a fuel tank for an off road motorcycle I've been made aware that standard PP and PE have too high a surface resistance and therefore store static electricity. Very special grades are available (tho not in small volume) with resistances of half or less than...
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    Fuel safe RTV or castable rubber?

    Not possible to "make" fuel resistant rubber easily? In that case can anyone tell me where to obtain sheet, or block/bar stock of fuel resistant rubbers? Thanks.
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    Fuel safe RTV or castable rubber?

    Im trying to make a part of which common pourable RTV silicone is ideal as it needs to be cast. Only problem is it must be reasonably fuel (gasoline) resistant which all RTV's I've tried are not. It's doesn't need to be silicone. Any rubber about 30 Shore hardness will do. Thanks.
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    Adjustable amps at the GTAW torch

    Is there a tig torch with variable amps adjustment 'on the fly'? I'd be interested in your thoughts if you have used them. I'd like something small and compact for sub 70amps work, mostly steel and stainless. I dont care for pedals at all.
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    Refractory metal for furnace

    rustbuster, Perfect. Just what I am after. Thank You.
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    Refractory metal for furnace

    unclesyd, Sorry my description was a bit confusing. Imagine a normal gas fired furnace, now inside I put a sealed, say tungsten vessel. Inside the vessel is a vacuum (28.5" Hg) and a crucible charged with steel. Flames heat the vessel from outside and in turn heat the crucible inside. What...
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    Refractory metal for furnace

    I am constructing a small oxy/acetylene fired vacuum furnace for 1Kg steel melts. I need a cylinder around the crucible which will be the wall of the vacuum chamber. The cylinder will be a diameter of about 3" by 4" tall and must be good for about 2000C/3600F. I can tune the burner so it is a...
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    Temperature/Pressure relationship

    This has been helpful. After a little experimenting I can confirm that the difference in temp in insignificant (for my purpose). I thought it would have been more. Thanks folks.
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    Temperature/Pressure relationship

    Hello, Im trying to work out what the temperature increase of a vessel full of water at 90 degrees C (194F) at atmospheric pressure after it is compressed to 10bar(145PSI) ? Can anyone point me to a simple chart or formula to show this relationship? Thanks.
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    800 Ohms across SSRelay output. Normal??

    Well I must confess, the relays are not controlling a motor at all the're controlling two 7amp 240volt heating elements for a small boiler. I wanted to ask in this forum cos I thought the knowlege base here was the most appropriate for my issue so I made it a motor! I know some folks get funny...
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    800 Ohms across SSRelay output. Normal??

    Gentlemen, THANK YOU! I would never had found it and have been waiting for omega tech support for a week now. Thanks for putting me out of my misery. Page numbers and extra application info too.... Over and above.
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    800 Ohms across SSRelay output. Normal??

    Hello, I am using a PID (Omega Cni16D22) to control a 30amp solid state relay for a motor. I've not used SSR's before and assumed they were the same as mechanical relays with respect to connections. The output of the PID is also a SSR (internal) so I wired it such that the output would 'switch'...
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    PTFE coating doable at home?

    Thanks Pat that would be very much appreciated.
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    PTFE coating doable at home?

    Ok,my particular application aside, as I simply would like to know anyway... Can anyone give any info on the process of applying a coating of PTFE to whatever surface? From what I have learned so far it doesn't sound too far out of reach ie, chemicals,careful surface prep,fumes,high heat.
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    PTFE coating doable at home?

    In this case it's to coat an aluminium hot drinking water pump impeller so the purpose of the teflon is for the hygiene factor. It must be good for 100 degrees celsius too. Doesn't have to be teflon but is must be food safe.

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