[ARC5] Cleaning Capacitor Oil Leakage

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 28 Oct 2012 at 9:20, Geoff wrote:

> >     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.
> 
> How do you know its toxic?
> 
> From other, much larger forums with chemical engineers in the mix, the
> consensus is that PCB's were not used in bathtub caps.

Yes.

In any case, the little bit of PCB that would be in something the size of a 
bathtub cap isn't dangerous at all. If you were to BATHE in the stuff or drink 
it there MIGHT be a problem...

As I said, I was told by an EPA rep that unless you are talking about a 
MINIMUM of 10 gallons of PCBs, not to bother them about it.

Ken W7EKB