Nonconducting Liquids: Vegetable Oil & Mineral Oil

[ValiumMm]

Hi, i am doing a project where i need to get non conducting liquids,

So far i understand Vegetable oil, mineral oil are non conductive,

What other liquids are non conductive ?

Thanks very much

 

[pixel01]

You can find a lot of organic liquids such as n-hexane, heptane...alcanes, olefins, .., which are non-conductive.

 

[ValiumMm]

Where could i get these from, Also they can't corrode metal either, because i am submerging my computer in a liquid, that i want to be really fine and non conductive and not corrode metal, so i can filter it easy to keep cool and not be conductive. thanks for the help

 

[pixel01]

So you can try some kinds of transformer oils for the best. If not, I think motocycle oil can do the job.

 

[ValiumMm]

Kk, thanks ill look them up and see how much and located etc, thanks again

 

[cesiumfrog]

Nitrogen?

 

[pixel01]

Nitrogen?

Liquid nitrogen is just too cold to submerge a device in unharmed. Anyway, for the cooling effect, it's great.

 

[ValiumMm]

ye, for cooling its great, but I am pretty sure its heapsy Costy $$$

 

[cesiumfrog]

Liquid nitrogen is just too cold to submerge a device in unharmed.

Shall I take your word for it?

 

[pixel01]

Shall I take your word for it?

I should think liquid nitrogen is ok as a coolant if you have certain pipes or the like to lead it in, not for the case you'd want to submerge the whole PC into it as Cesium mentioned above.
Anyway, thank you for the link.