Re: FYI for the list

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

does it burn?  If yes, it's not PCBs, which were used because they are not
flammable.

dirty and sooty implies that the cap had arced internally.  All the oil
I've ever seen in caps has been clear or, at most, pale straw colored.

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com>
> 
> Hi all,
> A Fair Radio 0.01 uF -at- 100 kV capacitor cracked open and poured out a big
> pool of oil.
> I had the 0.01 in parallel with the 0.023 MMC connected across the 15/150 NST
> bank.
> The run was not longer than 30 sec with several minutes between runs.
> 
> Does anyone know if the oil is a PCB? There is no characteristic odor of
> phenol,
> the oil is more like old crankcase oil, very dirty and sooty.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ralph Zekelman