Re: Unpot (possible PCB content)

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Original poster: "Scott Hanson" <huil888@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

The only possible exception as far as NSTs with PCB content would be the
larger (60 ma) High Power Factor NSTs which had internal power factor
correction capacitors. AC capacitors from the  ''60's and ''70's frequently
used PCB dielectric fluids.

Regards,
Scott Hanson
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Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 6:31 PM
Subject: RE: Unpot


> Original poster: Terry Fritz <vardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi,
>
> At 05:14 PM 11/27/2005, you wrote:
> >......
> >If you want to know where I got them all: I agreed to
> >take all the old trannys free of "disposal fee" from
> >my local neon sign shop. But only if they would help
> >me carry them to my car.  I got about ~35 on my last
> >run.  because there must be a law against throwing
> >away anything with "PCB's" in it, like the tar in the
> >trannys.
> >
> >Coiler Forever: Jeremiah Popp
>
> As far as I know, PCBs were never used in NSTs.  Some have plastic
> composites in them now, but "the cheapest tar they can find" is the
> standard for NSTs.  The shop is probably more than happy to find
> someone to help them easily get ride of the old NSTs rather than
> having to haul them, or pay someone to haul them, to the dump...
>
> Nice find ;-)))
>
> If you can completely test them and don't need them yourself.  Any
> fully good ones could be sold for good money!  Since the shop charges
> about $150 to replace them, and they hate to take a chance of the
> sign not working the next day, there is a chance a few "good ones"
> got replaced ;-))))))
>
> Cheers,
>
>          Terry
>
>