[Amps] Pole pigs removed from oil ??

[Randall, Randy]

1.9 Gal of PCB oil.  Yikes!

-----Original Message-----
From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of JTB ??
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2017 12:45 PM
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Pole pigs removed from oil ??

I used a pair of these (see below) in series and a GE pole pig on a 4-1000A home brew amp in 1970. PCB galore ! ! !

https://www.recycledgoods.com/general-electric-pyranol-capacitor-3000vdc-120uf-18f268/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-rKv3q2l1wIViFmGCh0TCAtoEAYYASABEgKlEvD_BwE


-----Original Message-----
From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim W7RY
Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2017 11:59 AM
To: Mike & Becca Krzystyniak <k9mk at flash.net>; 'Kevin Stover, AC0H' <kstover at ac0h.net>; amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Pole pigs removed from oil ??

Here is a much cheaper one.

https://www.jointingtech.co.uk/Clor-n-Oil-50ppm-PCB-Test-Kit


73
Jim W7RY



-----Original Message-----
From: Jim W7RY
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2017 10:55 AM
To: Mike & Becca Krzystyniak ; 'Kevin Stover, AC0H' ; amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Pole pigs removed from oil ??

Test kit....

http://www.andax.com/clor-n-oil-kit---50-ppm-details.aspx

73
Jim W7RY


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike & Becca Krzystyniak
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2017 10:48 AM
To: 'Kevin Stover, AC0H' ; amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Pole pigs removed from oil ??

Agreed, today I would never dump the oil.
Back then, with all the dumping without regard to the impacts we're lucky we didn't exterminate ourselves...
Maybe that vote is still out...

I'm not sure what oil they might be using today.  It may be relatively safer, but I wouldn't pour it out either.

73 Mike  K9MK


-----Original Message-----
From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Stover, AC0H
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2017 10:35 AM
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Pole pigs removed from oil ??

I'm a little concerned about people just dumping the oil.
Transformer oil is a famous source of PCB's. How old does a pole pig have to be before you can safely say there are no PCB's in the oil?


On 11/2/2017 9:49 PM, Mike & Becca Krzystyniak wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
>     I used one that came off our power lines back in the 70's when
> they
were
> updating the grid.
>     The oil was for heat transfer.
>
>     I pulled it from the oil and let it dry out for a few months.
>     It never really drys but the weeping eventually stopped.
>
>     Mine ran a pair of 3-1000Z.  2400 VAC on the secondary.
>     It loafed along at legal limit.
>     I think I paid all of $25 for it.
>
>     Never had an issue with insulation breakdown.
>
> 73's  Mike  K9MK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim
> Thomson
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2017 8:44 PM
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] Pole pigs removed from oil ??
>
> Have any of you folks used or know of anybody who has used pole
> pigs..removed from oil ?
> Is there any inherent risk  with insulation breakdown etc ?
>
> Jim   VE7RF
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R. Kevin Stover    AC0H
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SKCC #215
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