[ARC5] Cleaning Capacitor Oil Leakage

[J. Forster]

There are many things that are dangerous in large quanties, but benign in
small quantities. Water, for example.

20 ml or so of oil, if handled properly, is not a problem. Sop it up in a
few tissues, Ziplok bag it, and put it in the trash. It will be
incinerated. If you are really concerned about toxicity, wear Nitrile
gloves and work outside.

Wiki says 150,000 tons were produced. Any you have is irrelvant.

YMMV,

-John

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>      What mainly concerns me is the oil. The wax or potting
> compound has to be removed enough to get the new caps in but
> its pretty soft.  The oil is toxic and I am not sure how to
> deal with it safely.
>
>
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles
> WB6KBL
> dickburk at ix.netcom.com