Re: Pyrandl capacitors

To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Pyrandl capacitors
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 18:24:01 -0500
Approved: tesla-at-stic-dot-net

From: 	LINEMAN23K-at-aol-dot-com[SMTP:LINEMAN23K-at-aol-dot-com]
Sent: 	Monday, September 01, 1997 6:59 AM
To: 	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: 	Re: Pyrandl capacitors

In a message dated 97-09-01 03:21:22 EDT, you write:

 
 From: 	Edward J. Wingate[SMTP:ewing7-at-frontiernet-dot-net]
 Reply To: 	ewing7-at-frontiernet-dot-net
 Sent: 	Sunday, August 31, 1997 10:11 AM
 To: 	Tesla List
 Subject: 	Re: Pyrandl capacitors
 
 Tesla List wrote:
 > 
 > 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
 
 Rusty,
 
 Are you sure the nameplate doesn't say Pyranol? Pyranol is a PCB that
 was used by GE prior to 1977 when the ban on PCB's was imposed. If the
 nameplate does indeed say Pyranol, it's no wonder the local ham shop
 owner gave them to you. To get rid of Pyranol containing capacitors and
 transformers legally can cost up to $600 per item because the entire
 item has to be incinerated in a special high temperature furnace. I
 personally would run, not walk, back to the shop and tell the owner you
 can't use the caps he gave you. The EPA gets really testy concerning
 PCB's and as far as I know it isn't even legal to sell equipment
 containing PCB's. That could be the reason he gave them to you!
 
 Safe Coiling,
 
 Ed Wingate
  >>

Ed,all

Thanks for the info!!!   I gave him the caps back as soon as I read the
posts.

Rusty Duncan