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Article #22452Re: Zap, fry, and sizzle
From: Gregory Ebert
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1990 18:05
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1990 18:05
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In article <JEFFC.90Feb26103813@bach.ncr-fc.FtCollins.NCR.com> jeffc@ncr-fc.FtCollins.NCR.com ( Jeff Cook) writes: >Question: What was the fuzzy stuff? >Might it have contained asbestos or PCP's? >-- Yeah, PCP's alright! Campus Police busted me for being inder the influence when one exploded in my face. Seriusly, though, PCB's (Poly-chlorinated Bi-phenyls) were used in older A.C. capacitors, and large *sealed* transformers (>5-10kW). The fuzzy stuff is the dielectric (paper/polypropylene)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!tektronix!gvgpsa!gold!grege From: grege@gold.GVG.TEK.COM (Gregory Ebert) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Zap, fry, and sizzle Message-ID: <819@gold.GVG.TEK.COM> Date: 27 Feb 90 18:05:52 GMT References: <799@gold.GVG.TEK.COM> <804@gold.GVG.TEK.COM> <1990Feb23.041918.27178@utzoo.uucp> <648@sagpd1.UUCP> <1990Feb24.225351.8797@chinet.chi.il.us> <JEFFC.90Feb26103813@bach.ncr-fc.FtCollins.NCR.com> Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA Lines: 11