|| Electrolytic capacitors don't contain PCB's. || ... paper/oil capacitors that where filled with clorated oils,
| As someone who was bought up when chemistry & physics labs were | ... we used to flick mercury round the labs & mess with benzine | etc. | Now I'm not even sure that school kids are even allow to watch | videos of that sort of stuff... I had an oil filled (probably PCB) motor cap pop on my old 'Propeller Santa I' (Red LEDs) Xmas display. That ooze was pretty noxious. I couldn't tolerate being within 5 ft away from it, for more that a few seconds. I could easily see that its a carcinogen, well, if you survived the initial exposure. It dissolved paint like no other paint remover (paint remover, not paint thinner) I've ever seen before. I bagged it, and whatever it spewed on, quickly, and tossed in the garbage can. Screw the hazardous waste laws. It was off my property ASAP. However, I think modern society has gotten a little overly paranoid about hazardous materials. Yes, you shouldn't throw in the playpen, so the baby can gnaw on it, but the 'everyday joe' now views it as a voodoo curse. One look at a sealed cigarette butt will induce the growth of a tumor on your forehead. I've been exposed to all kinds of nasty chemicals, since my teens. I won't be surprise if I die from some sort of cancer, but I don't lose any sleep over it. Back in chemical free pre-industrial days, your average working man had a broken body by the time he hit 40, and on average he didn't live 5 years past that point. Your main enemy was famine and disease. Yes, the population was kept in check, but it wasn't pretty. Hygiene was an unknown concept, and people literally ate their own poo. Its poo. Its natural, so it has to be good for you. I think I'll opt for the modern toxic filled, though comfortable, world we have today. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
