A classmate of mine saw a video of a mineral oil submersed computer and im slightly skeptical about the idea, he wants to build one for a school, but i need to know if the mineral oil is conductive and if the website is pulling legs.
2007-09-07 11:06:27 · 7 answers · asked by TheBlueBeast 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
i already look at puget.com, and i dont know if theyre being completely honest, and theres not enough information on the site
2007-09-07 11:26:19 · update #1
Everything conducts. trick is to look at the definitions of conductor, insulator, and semiconductor. The idea of submerging a piece of electronics in oil is to cool it more eficiently. Yes, it will not conduct in the voltage range that it will be exposed to but it also will not conduct heat away from heat generating components very efficiently. The choice of coolents are best determed by looking at what they use to cool the Crey computers. Various Freons have been used effectively because they are inert and can cool and be pumped and cleaned. The mineral oil will ruin electrical contacts by making them insulators. The Freons can, however get interesting if there is an electrical arc in the liquid. This will generate HCL and HF, both corrosives in the presence of water. If your friend decides to use mineral oil, he will have to figure how to mineral oil proof the hard drive and the 3.5" drive. They don't run well in the high viscosity of the oil and the lasar reader in the DVD will not function either.
2007-09-07 12:14:36 · answer #1 · answered by Brian T 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Does Oil Conduct Electricity
2016-11-08 04:06:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
PURE Mineral Oil does NOT conduct electricity. It's even used inside electrical transformers as a coolant even though it can pose a fire/explosion hazard.
However, many Mineral Oils that you will find on the market may have additives that can add conductive properties to the oil. Whenever possible check out the MSDS for the oil you're interested in purchasing. It "should" tell you if the oil is 100% mineral oil or not.
[quote]I'm not sure what real benefits you would get by submerging a running computer in mineral oil though; to my knowledge there are no components that require that type of cooling (short of overclocking that is).[/quote]
There are many components on modern motherboards that can reach temperatures exceding 120C (248F), especialy voltage regulators. But the primary reason for submersion cooling IS overclocking.
2007-09-09 18:41:15 · answer #3 · answered by Shawn M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Does mineral oil conduct electricity?
A classmate of mine saw a video of a mineral oil submersed computer and im slightly skeptical about the idea, he wants to build one for a school, but i need to know if the mineral oil is conductive and if the website is pulling legs.
2015-08-06 18:21:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pure mineral oil will not conduct electricity.
I'm not sure what real benefits you would get by submerging a running computer in mineral oil though; to my knowledge there are no components that require that type of cooling (short of overclocking that is).
2007-09-07 11:26:42 · answer #5 · answered by sferguson1529 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The assertion that mineral oil, or WD-40, will "ruin" electrical contacts is stupid.
Oils conversely protect contacts by excluding air. Wiping metal contacts are NOT affected by oils being present.
Example: WD-40 or lithium grease on auto
battery electrodes protect against corrosion.
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Experience - and common sense !
2014-03-19 02:05:30 · answer #6 · answered by mission cat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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I viewed about twenty sites on tocopherol and i couldnt find anything about it being able to conduct or induct electricity. but to be on the safe side i would not recommend using it on your computer. You could on the other hand run some tests to see if it does or not. like for instance.... make a short solid bead across a wooden table, get a small light bulb, 9V battery and two wires(preferably red and black)cut the red wire in half connect one side of both a red and black to the battery(red to positive and black to negative) and the other wires to the light bulb, then connect both red wires to the tocopherol. if the light comes on it conducts electricity if not it is safe to use on the computer.
2016-04-11 06:11:22 · answer #7 · answered by Heidi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its mainly used as a coolant from what I can tell, but heres the directions:
http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.php
2007-09-07 11:24:44 · answer #8 · answered by Adam D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋