Re: Unpot (possible PCB content)

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Original poster: tesla popp <teslas_lab@xxxxxxxxx>

Then with that in mind,  what IS in tar that makes it
biologically  harmfull to the human body?  I see I was
wrong about it being PCB's, another chemical that
becomes active/released when the tar is heated?

If anything in tar was so deadly, I surely would be
feeling the effects by now :P

If you know why they say tar is dangerous, speak up...
Coiler Forever: Jeremiah Popp



--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: "Scott Hanson"
> <huil888@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The only possible exception as far as NSTs with PCB
> content would be the
> larger (60 ma) High Power Factor NSTs which had
> internal power factor
> correction capacitors. AC capacitors from the
> ''60's and ''70's frequently
> used PCB dielectric fluids.
>
> Regards,
> Scott Hanson
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 6:31 PM
> Subject: RE: Unpot
>
>
>  > Original poster: Terry Fritz
> <vardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  > Hi,
>  >
>  > At 05:14 PM 11/27/2005, you wrote:
>  > >......
>  > >If you want to know where I got them all: I
> agreed to
>  > >take all the old trannys free of "disposal fee"
> from
>  > >my local neon sign shop. But only if they would
> help
>  > >me carry them to my car.  I got about ~35 on my
> last
>  > >run.  because there must be a law against
> throwing
>  > >away anything with "PCB's" in it, like the tar
> in the
>  > >trannys.
>  > >
>  > >Coiler Forever: Jeremiah Popp
>  >
>  > As far as I know, PCBs were never used in NSTs.
> Some have plastic
>  > composites in them now, but "the cheapest tar
> they can find" is the
>  > standard for NSTs.  The shop is probably more
> than happy to find
>  > someone to help them easily get ride of the old
> NSTs rather than
>  > having to haul them, or pay someone to haul them,
> to the dump...
>  >
>  > Nice find ;-)))
>  >
>  > If you can completely test them and don't need
> them yourself.  Any
>  > fully good ones could be sold for good money!
> Since the shop charges
>  > about $150 to replace them, and they hate to take
> a chance of the
>  > sign not working the next day, there is a chance
> a few "good ones"
>  > got replaced ;-))))))
>  >
>  > Cheers,
>  >
>  >          Terry
>  >
>  >
>
>
>



		
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