Re: X-Ray Transformer VERY Scarred!

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Original poster: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman@xxxxxxxxxx>

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Paul Marshall" <klugmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> The easy way to tell if it is PCB oil is to drop a drop in a glass of 
> water. if it sinks to the bottom it is PCB oil. If it floats to the top it 
> is just transformer oil. Also remember PCB oil is a General electric 
> product. If your transformer was made by someone else it is probably safe...
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Hi Paul and all,

It turns out that GE never used PCB's in their X-ray transformers, so if an 
X-ray transformer is made by GE you're OK.   :^)

PCB's were manufactured by a number of suppliers including GE. Some of the 
various trade names that you might find stamped on capacitors or 
transformers containing PCB's include the following:

Aceclor                 Hivar
Apirolio                Hydol
Arochlor B              Hyvol
Arochlor                Inerteen
Asbestol                Kaneclor
Askarel                 Kennechlor
Bakola 131              Montar
Bichlor                 Nepolin
Chlorextol              No-Flamol
Chlorinated Biphenol    PCB
Chlorinated diphenyl    Permatol
Clophen                 Phenoclor
Clorphen                Pydraull
Chlorinal               Pyralene
Diachlor                Pyranol 1470 (transformers) (GE)
DK                      Pyranol 1476, 1499, 1478, 1467 (capacitors) (GE)
Disconol                Pyraclor
Duconol                 Nepolin
Dykanol                 Saf-T-Kuhl
EEC-18                  Santotherm
Elemex                  Siklonyl
Eucarel                 Solvol
Fencholor               Therminol
Fenclor                 Visconol

Best regards,

-- Bert --
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