Re: X-Ray Transformer VERY Scarred!

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts" <m.j.watts@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

On 2 May 2005, at 10:57, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "J. Aaron Holmes" <jaholmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Some people have said that you can do a "burn test";
> dip a bit of paper towel in it, light it, and stand
> way back.  PCBs won't burn.  Ordinary mineral oil will
> burn.  I'm not a huge fan of this approach, though.  I
> like to be sure.  So...

The correct burn test is to put a drop on some relatively inert wire
and observe the colour when held in flame. If the flame is tinted
green it is a sign that chlorine is present. I have done this with
the contents of an old known-to-be PCB-filled capacitor and it works.

Malcolm
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