Oil-filled Capacitors

[Stu Lyon]

I'm sure the EPA has plenty of other things to worry about rather than 
your 1950's capacitors.

I have two recommendations:

1) Ignore the "pyranol " label and continue to use than as though they 
were regular electrolytics.
2) Pot them in some unpenatratable compound and bury them about 6 feet 
deep in your backyard.

Either way no one would know the difference or care.

Let the EPA and fire depts. do their real job.

Stu, W6CUX

Fred Wittman wrote:

> Off-topic but important questions:
>
> I recently won a homebrew novice transmitter on ebay (for all of 99 
> cents!), and when I checked the power supply, I found two old 
> oil-filled HV caps.  One clearly states "pyranol" (read PCB's) and I 
> assume the other is the same.  So here are my questions.
>
> First, I've been calling disposal companies, the fire department, 
> etc., looking for some way to dispose of these in compliance with EPA 
> reg's without having to pay an outrageous fee.  Has anyone had any 
> experience with this?  Secondly, it's against EPA reg's to "do 
> commerce in items that carry PCB's."  How does this effect us glowbugs 
> that periodically buy/sell radio gear produced before 1977?  Can we, 
> in theory at least, be fined by the EPA?  Gawd, just when you thought 
> it was safe to be a ham...
>
> Ideas are appreciated.  Thanks guys.
>
> Fred - KG6NYK
>

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