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From: grege@gold.GVG.TEK.COM (Gregory Ebert)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Zap, fry, and sizzle
Message-ID: <819@gold.GVG.TEK.COM>
Date: 27 Feb 90 18:05:52 GMT
References: <799@gold.GVG.TEK.COM> <804@gold.GVG.TEK.COM> <1990Feb23.041918.27178@utzoo.uucp> <648@sagpd1.UUCP> <1990Feb24.225351.8797@chinet.chi.il.us> <JEFFC.90Feb26103813@bach.ncr-fc.FtCollins.NCR.com>
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In article <JEFFC.90Feb26103813@bach.ncr-fc.FtCollins.NCR.com> jeffc@ncr-fc.FtCollins.NCR.com ( Jeff Cook) writes:
>Question:  What was the fuzzy stuff?
>Might it have contained asbestos or PCP's?
>--
	Yeah, PCP's alright! Campus Police busted me for being inder the
	influence when one exploded in my face.


	Seriusly, though, PCB's (Poly-chlorinated Bi-phenyls) were used in
	older A.C. capacitors, and large *sealed* transformers (>5-10kW).
	The fuzzy stuff is the dielectric (paper/polypropylene)