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Re: Toxic



In a message dated 5/10/99 6:55:17 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

> 
>  I was under the impression that ozone was odorless, though I could be 
wrong.
>  You should check to see whether there is any arcing under oil anywhere in 
> the
>  components.  Corona in the capacitor, for example, probably generates a 
> pretty
>  awful stench.  I'd say there are other factors at work besides normal ozone
>  production, but I don't know enough to say exactly what could be wrong.
>  
>  -Adam
>  
Ozone is the most probable cause of the odor, but oxides of nitrogen may also 
be formed.  Both are toxic in high concentrations, but if you keep plenty of 
ventillation and keep run times short, there should be no problem.
Mike