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From: dave@micropen (David F. Carlson)
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Subject: Re: Mercury Filled Speaker Wire
Message-ID: <374@micropen>
Date: Fri, 11-Sep-87 09:23:26 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 11 09:23:26 1987
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> In article <3816@watdcsu.waterloo.edu> bmaraldo@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (Commander Brett Maraldo) writes:
> >
> >  I just made a set of 2m long 5mm in diameter mercury filled cables with
> >  copper touch conductors and large lugs.

I hope you cables are *very* well sealed.  Mercury is a very hazardous substance
to expose yourself and your family to for no good reason.  Long term and short
term exposure hazards are well documented and just the vapor leakage from 
whatever cable packaging should be considered a potential hazard.  Exercise
extreme caution.  Again:  no good reason.

-- 
David F. Carlson, Micropen, Inc.
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