Re: Corrected di-el strength of gas

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Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net> 

Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: Zagarus Rashkae <arbitrarily_random-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > It can't produce phosgene if there is no oxygen around (Carbon
 > Tetrachloride: CCl4; phosgene: COCl2). But be careful since oxygen is
 > likely to be present.
 >
 > Regards,
 >
 > Chris Lu
 >
 > Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: "Harold Weiss"
 >
 > Hi All,
 >
 > Carbon Tetracloride should not be used!!! On contact with hot metal
 > (electrodes) it produces phosgene gas. Stay away from it.
 >
 > David E Weiss
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Ian McLean"
 >  >
 >  > Hi John,
 >  >
 >  > Very interesting. Tetrachloromethane is another name for Carbon
 >  > Tetrachloride is it not? Good di-electric - shame it is a nasty
 > carcinogen.
 >  >
 >  > Rgs
 >  > Ian

	When I was a kid we used to set steel wool on fire and then pour carbon
tet on it while blowing to keep the fire going.  Beautiful blue green
flame and acrid fumes but fortunately no one got hurt.

Ed