On Sun, 21 Apr 2002, Mike Wroughton wrote:
> I read about a liquid that 3m came up with that is supposedly the most
> non conductive chemical on earth. But it costs $400 for a gallon so that
> might be a bit much.
Fluorinert; and it is indeed expensive stuff. (They come and drain your
system when you've finished with it and buy it back, because the second-hand
price is so high).
http://cms.3m.com/cms/CH/de/2-68/iilzRFS/view.jhtml
> How cold do you have to have nitrogen to stay liquid?
> And could you pressurise it to keep it liquid instead?
[Copied from an earlier post of mine a few months back; it's the
write-up/pictures from what the guys that made Slashdot used].
"Liquid Nitrogen Cooled Fluorinert"
http://www.octools.com/index.cgi?caller=articles/submersion/submersion.html
"and the sequel..."
http://www.octools.com/index.cgi?caller=articles/submersion2/submersion2.html
-Paul
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