Re: Shell Diala (agian) a skin irritant?

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Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben-at-midsouth.rr-dot-com> 

Steve,

Yes, now that you mention it, it was mostly the oil that was
already in the transformer that ended up getting on my arm.
Unfortunately, it seems that as of lately, I have itchy, allergic skin
anyway, so that in combination with the fact that the oil may
very well have been "old" probably did me in ;^O


David
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Subject: Re: Shell Diala (agian) a skin irritant?


 > 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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