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DOT 5 200 1987

posted by  walrus3 on  Mon Jul 26 11:22 CST 2004
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All liquids compress under extreme pressure. I think the biggest problem
with "compressibility" of DOT5 is that microbubbles of air get entrained
if you don't fill it slowly and carefully.

If you check with Ingersoll-Rand's waterjet cutting and pressure intensifier
outfit over in Baxter Springs, they will tell you that water compresses about
20% at 60,000 psi. Since their equipment operates at such pressure, they are
pretty familiar with superpressure properties.

I've been using DOT5 for almost 20 years with far fewer problems than with
DOT3. They didn't have DOT4 when I started using silicone. I was, previous
to that, involved in testing silicone brake fluid in military vehicles in
Panama. It paid for itself several times over in the first year by eliminating
corrosion of hydraulic components in that VERY humid climate.
--
George Downs, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Central US






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