Re: Pyrandl capacitors

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• Subject: Re: Pyrandl capacitors
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• Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 19:25:44 -0500
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From: 	Malcolm Watts[SMTP:MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz]
Sent: 	Sunday, August 31, 1997 4:25 PM
To: 	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: 	Re: Pyrandl capacitors

Hi Rusty,
            Your caps contain > 50ppm of PCBs.

Malcolm
 
> From:   LINEMAN23K-at-aol-dot-com[SMTP:LINEMAN23K-at-aol-dot-com]
> Sent:   Saturday, August 30, 1997 9:52 AM
> To:     tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:    Pyrandl capacitors
> 
> All,
> 
> Please help me identify three capacitors that were given to me by the owner
> of a local ham radio shop.The caps are fairly large (40 or 50 lbs) HxWxD =
> 13"x5"x13.5".  the plate on the side of the cap has this info:
> 
> General Electric
> MU-F    3
> Cat.      14F15
> V          12500
> CY        DC
> Pyrandl Capacitor
> 
> Does anyone have a spec sheet on this?  I gather from the side plate this is
> a 3uF-at-12.5KVDC.  Does anyone agree?  What is a Pyrandl Capacitor?  Is this a
> power factor correction type cap with the internal discharge resistor?  What
> about PCB's (it looks old)?  
> 
> Info or opinions would be greatly appreciated!!!  
> 
> Rusty Duncan
> 
> 
> 
> 

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