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Knowing what makes "beeswax" beeswax?
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Well real Bees wax is the wax from a bee (generally in the US, Apis mellifera), from a gland when the bee is young and taking care of the brood in the hive. The tops/lids of the honey cells that are cut off during processing is generally the newest/cleanest. There is vastly different natures to it depending on where/when it's taken and how it's processed and filtered. But it must have different properties depending on the genetic nature of the bees that make it, when they make it and what they are feeding on. (maybe like how human ear wax would be, which I assume if collected from 10's of thousands of humans would very, depending on what city it came from) John (I have a few bees who give me wax scales now and then. They also eat and regurgitate the honey in the "Bee" process ) -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roy Thistle Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2021 10:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] To Beeswax or not to Beeswax: that is the question. On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 10:08 AM, Jean-Paul wrote: ozone and eventually break down any voids, bubbles or cracks that allow the airHi JP: Yes. Ozone is very reactive and corrosive. I think the idea of using "beeswax" is that... being a "wax" that melts at low temperatures... and perhaps having some properties that absorb ozone (and/or its reaction products that promote arcing) ... then as local arcing commences, and the transformer heats up (which it will)... the "beeswax" will melt there and fill in the void, extinguish the arc, and absorb products produced by the arcing that would otherwise promote arcing. If we knew more about what "beeswax" was ... and it is not one chemical compound, but a homogeneous mixture of many unique chemical compounds. (The melting point of beeswax is given as a range... a sign it is not a pure... and perhaps not a unique chemical compound.) There are many "waxy" substances called beeswax, and they are not the same things. Knowing what makes "beeswax" beeswax (as people call just similar things beeswax)... might help us to understand what it does (or doesn't do), for potting/insulating hi-voltage transformers. Best regards. -- Roy Thistle |
