Re: beryllium copper

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From: Allen Wallace
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 15:48

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In article <1992Nov3.215558.22963@u.washington.edu> John Whitmore,
whit@carson.u.washington.edu writes:
>Greetings.  While going through some socket specs the other day, I
noticed
>that the contacts were spec'd as "beryllium copper".  Unless memory
>fails me, I seem to recall that beryllium is a horribly toxic substance,
>and extremely carcinogenic.

The real nasty problem is with beryllium oxide heat sinks!
The white ceramic looking heaksinks on TO-3 transistors is really nasty.
I have heard it said that if anyone takes a file and grinds away at one of
these BeO heatsinks, it might kill that indivdual!
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