[R-390] Selenium Rectifier

[SAM LETZRING]

Actually it emits hydrogene selenide gas which as about 100 times stronger
smell than hydrogen sulphide. Hydrogen telluride gas is even 100 times
smellier than hydrogen selenide- once these compounds get into your body it
can give you VERY BAD B.O. and halitosis- tellerium miners in colorado were
know far and wide for their very bad BO!

Just my 2 cents.

Sam
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Lawson" <jpl15 at panix.com>
To: "Barry Hauser" <barry at hausernet.com>
Cc: <R-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Selenium Rectifier


>
>
> On Tue, 15 Nov 2005, Barry Hauser wrote:
>
> >
> > Sure smell like they can!  But, then again, why in heck does my bottle
of
> > "One-a-Day High Potency Multivitamin/Multimineral Supplement"
contain --in
> > each whommpin' <ghaaack, choke> tablet - 105 mgs, 150% of the "daily
value"
> > of Selinium?  Not to mention 94 mcg's (125%) of molybdenum, and finally,
180
> > mcg's of chromium (150%).
>
>
>    Actually metallic selenium, or some salts thereof - ain't bad.  But:
> when a selenium rectifier goes casters-up - it emits Hydrogen Sulphide gas
> - which is very, very much not good for you - and also the main component
> in what makes rotten eggs smell like rotten eggs.
>
>    Been there, done that - used to fix old TVs and radios as a kid - had a
> big one in my room that made 28VDC for my Command Set collection in Jr.
> High - it let go one evening - we had a swamp cooler then - it was on - I
> lost most of my Points with the rest of the family....
>
>     Cheers
>
> John  KB6SCO
>
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