[NJARC] Re: Asbestos in old radios

Fri Jul 21 14:40:14 EDT 2006

Folks,

I would like to thank everyone -- except Richard Lee 
;-) -- for their thoughtful replies on this subject.

One concern I have is -- *how* best to paint the
asbesots? Seems to me the best way is to *brush* paint
on, rather than spray paint, since it's less likely
that fibers will be knocked loose. But maybe a very
light spray paint applied over several coats is better
than brushing.

The radio is resting comfortably (quarantined) on my
back porch. Unfortunately, the asbestos is flaking
away. It's a good thing that I discovered this while
outside. I'm thinking of returning this radio to the
Earth's ecosystem. In other words, throwing it out.

I can create enough hazards *myself* while working on
old radios, without adding carcinogens to the mix.

Later,

JR

--- RICHARD LEE <radiorich at prodigy.net> wrote:

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> Hi John,  I agree with the input you received from
> everyone,  but I think you will be alot safer if you
> encapsulate the asbestos sheet in 3 coats of a good
> quality lead paint! Yours also in mesothelioma, 
> Rich
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> 1. Re: Capacitors In Series (john ruccolo)
> 2. ASBESTOS in old radios -- any suggestions? (john
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> 3. Re: ASBESTOS in old radios -- any suggestions?
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> 4. Re: ASBESTOS in old radios -- any suggestions?
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:04:16 -0700 (PDT)
> From: john ruccolo 
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] Capacitors In Series
> To: New Jersey Antique Radio Club 
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> Phil/Folks,
> 
> I agree with Ray (surprise!). You have a good
> voltage
> safety margin, so the equalizing resistors are not
> necessary. Also, I suspect that this practice
> started
> long ago, when there were wide variations of leakage
> from cap to cap of the same value. With modern
> manufacturing technidues, that's not the case -- the
> caps are relatively uniform. So don't bother with
> the
> resistors.
> 
> JR
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> > Oops, I said put resistors in series, I meant in
> > parallel, should not do these things past my
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:14:15 -0700 (PDT)
> From: john ruccolo 
> Subject: [NJARC] ASBESTOS in old radios -- any
> suggestions?
> To: New Jersey Antique Radio Club 
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> Hi Folks,
> 
> OK, now that we've given capacitors in series a
> thorough flogging, I have a question for you:
> 
> Recently, I bought a small late 30's Zenith wood
> set.
> The cabinet is a very nice style, but in poor
> condition. When I pulled the chassis, I was dismayed
> to find a layer of what appears to be asbestos
> (glued?) to the wood under the chassis.
> 
> What is the safest way to stabilize this stuff? I
> think trying to remove it is a *bad* idea. Is there
> something I can spray it with to "seal" it and
> isolate
> it? Maybe clear polyurethane?
> 
> Any sugesstions would be appreciated.
> 
> Yours in mesothelioma,
> 
> JR
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:32:32 +0000
> From: richs_radios at att.net (Rich's Radios)
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] ASBESTOS in old radios -- any
> suggestions?
> To: New Jersey Antique Radio Club 
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> 
> John,
> 
> This topic comes up fairly often on the RAR+P
> newsgroup - see this recent link;
> 
>
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.antiques.radio+phono/browse_frm/thread/ac683195c226d8e6/b3895dacceaf867f?lnk=st&q=asbestos+%2B+emerson&rnum=1#b3895dacceaf867f
> 
> In between the barbs there appears to be some good
> advice...
> 
> Rich Skoba
> --
> Looking for Cornell-Dubilier items...
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> -------------- Original message
> ----------------------
> From: john ruccolo 
> > Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
> > _______________________________________________
> > Hi Folks,
> > 
> > OK, now that we've given capacitors in series a
> > thorough flogging, I have a question for you:
> > 
> > Recently, I bought a small late 30's Zenith wood
> set.
> > The cabinet is a very nice style, but in poor
> > condition. When I pulled the chassis, I was
> dismayed
> > to find a layer of what appears to be asbestos
> > (glued?) to the wood under the chassis.
> > 
> > What is the safest way to stabilize this stuff? I
> > think trying to remove it is a *bad* idea. Is
> there
> > something I can spray it with to "seal" it and
> isolate
> > it? Maybe clear polyurethane?
> > 
> > Any sugesstions would be appreciated.
> > 
> > Yours in mesothelioma,
> > 
> > JR
> > 
> > 
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