Re: Shell Diala (agian) a skin irritant?

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Original poster: "Steve Rodway" <testlalist-at-legion-elec.demon.co.uk> 

Hi David,
	Fresh oil is only minimally irritating, only those with skin conditions or 
allergies
are likely to be affected, but OLD oil can be far nastier. Oils break down 
both with
time, and due to strong electrical fields, and the break down products can 
be acidic
and irritating.

		Steve Rodway.

Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >
 > Hi,
 >
 > The MSDS for the oil does not say anything special:
 >
 > http://www.shell-lubricants-dot-com/Electrical/products.php
 >
 > Skin Contact:
 > Lubricating oils are generally considered no more than minimally 
irritating to
 > the skin.  Prolonged and repeated contact may result in defatting and drying
 > of the skin that may cause various skin disorders such as dermatitis,
 > folliculitis or oil acne.
 >
 > But oils can affect different people in different ways...  Soap and water
 > should fix it...
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 >          Terry
 >
 > At 09:04 PM 8/24/2004, you wrote:
 > >Hi all,
 > >.......
 > >
 > >One thing that I did notice that I might should
 > >pass along though is that this oil seems to irritate
 > >my skin . The skin on top of my forearms began
 > >itching and actually broke out into a minor rash. Has
 > >anyone else ever noticed this in handling dielec-
 > >tric oils from transformers and/or capacitors?
 > >I kind of figured that it's probably not advisable to
 > >bathe in this oil anyway, even if it's not PCBs ;^)
 > >
 > >David Rieben

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