[Amps] Bird 1KW+ Load Resistor/possible danger !

[Nils Petter Pedersen]

POSSIBLE DANGER !
Coolants like the one you describe very frequently contained high
amounts of PCB ! This is a hazardous group of chemicals
that is now to be treated as very dangerous waste!
It can affect several important functions in your body, even at low
concentrations. It accumulates in your body, it accumulates in the
food chain and stays in our environment. It may affect your reproductive
capacity.It may cause cancer. Stay away from that stuff,- deliver it to a
suitable reception site. Wash your hands and wear gloves. I am NOT
kidding ! I am not saying that it DOES contain a PCB,- but those chemicals
were frequently used in coolants for such purposes, as well as in 
transformers
and oil filled caps. Whatever you do: do not throw it in the waste bin.
Aside from environmental pollution, it could get you a USD xxxx fine if
discovered !
LA7SL
Peter
( I love nature,- but I am not a freak...)

> At 12:28 11.11.2007, Keith Schreiber wrote:
>>I'm looking for info and leads on purchasing a replacement resistor,
>>for a Bird oil-filled load.  Bird tells me they no longer have parts
>>for, nor support "this obsolete load" which I believe is from the
>>1960s.  The model number on mine is 888 and is similar to models
>>6835, 8813, 8832.  The sticker on the front says 1200W continuous -
>>1500W for 1/2 hour.
>>
>>A possible resistor part number is 3510-026-2 (this info from
>>another ham.)  The resistor is exactly 12 inches long  X  7/8ths
>>OD.  It is hollow.  The ID is 5/8ths inch, making the walls 1/8th
>>inch thick.  It has a 5/8th inch copper band at each end for
>>connection.  It's white ceramic, with a black film element.  (If you
>>think you have one for sale, I can e-mail you a picture of what's
>>left of mine.)
>>
>>Do you have one of these lying in a drawer somewhere, or know where
>>I might find one?  Or perhaps a resistor from some other vendor that
>>might work?  One more question:  Does anybody know what that
>>incredibly foul-smelling, dark colored coolant in these loads
>>is?  Strange properties - thin like water but freezes above 32 F ????
>>
>>Thanks for any leads or info & 73
>>Keith  W8KTH
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