Hello Fred,
searching around a bit I can confirm that the name of the substance is correct. You have to disassemble it a bit different in the beginning: di-aryl-ethane where "aryl" stands for a special organic group (like acryl, carbonyl, acetyl,...) derived from the benzene ring http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/a1/arylgrou.asp However, all I found where some vague descriptions that this compound can be used to replace PCB as dielectric in certain applications. Uwe. FT> Jan, I have never of this substance. It looks like it is miss spelled FT> to me. Dissecting dia-ryl-ethane; FT> Dia= two FT> ryl=???? FT> ethane = common hydrocarbon structure FT> Fred Townsend FT> Jan Wuesten wrote: >>Hello, >> >>it�s a bit OT but maybe one of you can help me on this: >> >>Some capacitors are impregnated with a substance called >> >>diarylethane >> >>replacing PCB >> >>I googled but without much success. >> >>Anybody having more info about this stuff ? >> >>Jan >> >> >>mit freundlichen Gruessen---best regards----cordialement >> >>Jan Philipp Wuesten >> >>NEW /NEU: Email-Newsletter. Info: >><http://www.wuesten.net/news.htm> >> >>Frag'Jan Zuerst -----Ask Jan First >>Dipl. Ing. Jan Philipp Wuesten Elektronik >>Rodauer Strasse 38 >>D- 64372 Ober Ramstadt, Germany >>Phone: +49-6154-575556 Fax : +49-6154-575557 >><http://www.die-wuestens.de> (Deutsch, English, Francais) >>mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> -- Author: Uwe Zimmermann INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Hosting, San Diego, California -- http://www.fatcity.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
