That's Chernobyl oil }

I thought PCB oil was made during WWII just for the electronics market?

Seems to me I remember a scandal in post WWII Japan, some entrepreneur selling PCB oil to fry  food in because it would  not go rancid?  Think this was transformer oil with PCB's ?

Don't take my word for it. 


On 1/14/2022 4:43 PM, J Mcvey via ARC5 wrote:
I don't think the WW2 stuff used PCBs? It was just dielectric oil.
Wasn't PCB something they used in the 60's?
I know when it burns it creates dioxin, that;s why they banned it.

There is a whole college building near my QTH that was abandoned due to a PCB transformer fire in the basement. Its been there with a fence around it for 20 years. Crazy!

On Friday, January 14, 2022, 12:00:11 AM EST, Steve WD8DAS via ARC5 <[email protected]> wrote:



I'm not one to be afraid of components containing dielectric oil with PCBs (Pyranol, Dykanol, Diachlor, Chlorinol, Hyvol, Interteen, Chlorextol, Askarel, etc).  Like you, I try not to suck on them or use the oil for frying chicken.

But there is another reason I try not to use them.  I feel there is a significant risk if there is a fire.  It is my understanding that if burned, PCB oil can produce some really nasty toxins that are much worse than the PCB itself.


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