Re: Ebay cap question

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Original poster: "Area31 Research Facility by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rwstephens-at-hurontario-dot-net>

David, All,
 
Pyranol is the GE tradename for their capacitor fluid which contains PCB's.  I
believe it is best to stay away from any capacitors labeled Pyranol for this
reason, even if they are offered for free because of the EPA liability issues.
 
Rob Stephens
 
 
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> Hey all, 
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> I was hoping that someone could answer a question that 
> I have about the ebay capacitor # 167117255. It is labeled 
> as a "General Electric Pyranol" capacitor and I've heard 
> that these type of capacitors are impregnated with PCBs. 
> It is probably not a pulse rated unit either but my main 
> question is is this cap likely to contain PCBs? 
>
> David Rieben
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