Re: ebay caps

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Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com> 

Although PCBs in the soil can devalue your property, they arent such a great
health risk as long as you keep them sealed up in that capacitor. The only
problem is, you can never get rid of them cheaply unless you have stupid
garbagemen. If you ever see a piece of old electric equipment with a price
too good to be true, its probaly got PCBs.

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Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 6:11 PM
Subject: RE: ebay caps


 > Original poster: "Godfrey Loudner" <ggreen-at-gwtc-dot-net>
 >
 > Hello Matt
 >
 > Not long ago, I won a 50kv, 0.1uF cap on ebay. The cap was
 > large, with tall insulators. I was very suspicious that it
 > was a filter cap, but I thought it would be good for very
 > short runs. I came across the cap at the last moments of
 > bidding and the price was low. After about a month, the seller
 > notified me that he had forgotten about my purchase and would
 > now determine the shipping charges. After someone on the other
 > tesla list said the cap probably contained PCBs, I asked
 > for the plate data. The word pyranol meant PCBs. After
 > telling the seller that I could not accept the cap, he settled
 > for a small portion of the price. I and others should learn
 > that big ebay caps, with nice tall terminals are worthless
 > for coiling and probably contain PCBs. I've been totally
 > dependent on two Maxwells, which limits my coiling. I guess
 > my next stop will be the geek group.
 >
 > Godfrey Loudner
 >
 >  >There is
 >  >
 >
 >  >Matt D.
 >
 >
 >