[Amps] PCB - Pole Pegs

Paul Kraemer elespe at lisco.com
Thu Feb 5 15:34:26 EST 2009


I want to meet Peg!
Paul K0UYA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Maser" <bmaser at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>; "Ryan Foster" <foster.ryan at gmail.com>; 
"AA6DX - Mark" <aa6dx at arrl.net>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] PCB - Pole Pegs


> The correct description for the transformer is a "Pole Pig", not Peg.
>
> Bob W6TR
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
> To: "Ryan Foster" <foster.ryan at gmail.com>; "AA6DX - Mark" 
> <aa6dx at arrl.net>;
> <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 7:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] PCB - Pole Pegs
>
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ryan Foster" <foster.ryan at gmail.com>
>> To: "AA6DX - Mark" <aa6dx at arrl.net>; <amps at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:53 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] PCB - Pole Pegs
>>
>>
>>> There was/is actual evidence-- real solid evidence, (not saccharin
>>> causing cancer evidence, real evidence---) that PCB's will cause
>>> cancer, and more so cause birth defects and developmental problems in
>>> children.
>>
>>
>> There is no argument there BUT you fail to accept that there are as many
>> different PCB formulations as there are trade names. There is a huge
>> variance in toxity also between them.
>>
>> I dont believe any sane person would want to be near an Agent Orange
>> area.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Here is the deal-- they are not going to jump up out of oil and
>>> "gettcha" or anything.  You have to be exposed to them over a long
>>> time or be drinking them in the water.  If you don't keep your hand
>>> dipped in the oil for a few days getting the transformer out, your
>>> fine.  As long as you don't dump the oil on the ground, or get it in
>>> the drinking water, your fine.  As long as you don't burn it and get
>>> the residue or smoke onto anything your fine.
>>>
>>> It is just a matter of disposing of it properly, and you are set.
>>> Most places that take used motor oil will probably take a few gallons
>>> of transformer oil, since they have to treat all used oil as a hasmat
>>> situation anyways.
>>
>>
>> WRONG!
>>
>> Motor oil is recycled and there are drop off places in most communities.
>> It and other automotive fluids are also EPA approved for burning in
>> furnaces designed for them.
>>
>> At least TRY to get your facts close to correct.
>>
>> Using your definition of reality then every power company staging and
>> storage yard would be a deadly Superfund site. Sorry but thats just more
>> mythology.
>>
>> Carl
>> KM1H
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> --Ryan w8cya
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 6:01 PM, AA6DX - Mark <aa6dx at arrl.net> wrote:
>>>> Steve's right ... IMHO PCB junque warnings rate right up there with
>>>> Gore's
>>>> "Global Warming".. and cellphone towers are going to kill ya --
>>>> I have used many pole pegs, which I took out of their oil bath steel
>>>> canisters,  washed with solvent and allowed to dry,  No center tap,
>>>> so
>>>> bridge rectifying, etc.....Can only remember one letting the brown
>>>> smoke
>>>> out!
>>>> Brings back memories of the 4-1000A days!  Mark      AA6DX
>>>>
>>>>> Steve Flood wrote:
>>>>>> Wasn't the PCB-cancer risk debunked 10 years ago in the Kimbrough
>>>>>> study
>>>>>> (?).
>>>>>>  What data???  What hazards???  If I remember correctly, there
>>>>>> never was
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> causal link between PCB exposure and human cancer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> IIRC and it was a long time ago, the conclusion was based on the
>>>>> amount
>>>>> of material swabbed onto test rats.
>>>>>
>>>>> Roger (K8RI)
>>>>>> Steve KK7UV
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There's loads of data whether you choose to agree with the
>>>>>>>> interpretation or not. There are plenty of safe alternatives
>>>>>>>> available.
>>>>>>>> It's irresponsible to condone the use of PCBs just because you
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> haven't been convinced of the hazards.
>>>>>>>
>>>>
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