[NJARC] Asbestos in old radios

[john ruccolo]

Hi Jim,

Interesting thought -- but I doubt it would be
cost-effective. The set is a $5 basket-case 5-tuber.
If it was a Zenith Stratosphere (for example) or some
other high-end set, then it might be worth contacting
a specialist. Even then, I doubt that it would be
cheap to remedy.

I don't mean to imply that Zenith consoles had
asbestos in them. As far as I knw, they do not. But at
least some TransOceanic models, and a fair number of
30s/40s sets from other manufacturers, did contain
asbestos. I think they were trying to protect the
cabinets from hot spots in AC/DC sets.

I enjoyed the reflector discussion, as I've thought
about this topic for some time, and finally had a
"close encounter."

Regards,

John

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> > Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:40:14 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: john ruccolo <jr6v6gt at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NJARC] Re:  Asbestos in old radios
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> > 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?
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> > > 3. Re: ASBESTOS in old radios -- any
> suggestions?
> > > (Rich's Radios)
> > > 4. Re: ASBESTOS in old radios -- any
> suggestions?
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> > > 5. Re: ASBESTOS in old radios -- any
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> > > Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:04:16 -0700 (PDT)
> > > From: john ruccolo 
> > > Subject: Re: [NJARC] Capacitors In Series
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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
> > > > bedtime.
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