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Unread 09-17-2007, 05:18 PM   #3
billbartuska
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Skokie, Illinois
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Default Re: suggestions for coolants

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Originally Posted by cooded
....and i am stuck at the coolant part...
Distilled (not deionized, not filtered, not soft, not spring, not anyting else) water
10% Automotive antifreeze (5% if only copper/brass i. e. no aluminum or other metal contact)
A few drops of Iodine (Preferably non-alcohol based)
Read the label on the antifreeze, as some is sold now as "ready to use" which means it is 50% antifreeze and 50% water already.

The non-conductive fluids available commercially rapidly become conductive when in use.
You can look at Fluorient, it's been tried and works well.
http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawe...6EVs6E666666--
It's just that it costs $200-800 per gallon.
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