05-04-2022, 01:02 AM
A post from another forum about the very dangerous PCB oils inside these coils:
"I hate to be negative but while these coils are very quaint, PCB oils are so thoroughly nasty they have been banned for over 30 years. Contact with PCB's offers a generous selection of serious health hazards including cancer. PCB oils do not burn like other oils, which is great for use in coils and transformers but challenging for safe disposal. PCB's do not readily break down in the environment and remain potentially deadly for generations. Your local Environmental Health people can help deal with these safely and the service is free.If you can be certain your Runbaken coil will never get broken or leak or get opened up it is probably perfectly safe for you and your children and your grandchildren. But is it really worth the risk?"
"I hate to be negative but while these coils are very quaint, PCB oils are so thoroughly nasty they have been banned for over 30 years. Contact with PCB's offers a generous selection of serious health hazards including cancer. PCB oils do not burn like other oils, which is great for use in coils and transformers but challenging for safe disposal. PCB's do not readily break down in the environment and remain potentially deadly for generations. Your local Environmental Health people can help deal with these safely and the service is free.If you can be certain your Runbaken coil will never get broken or leak or get opened up it is probably perfectly safe for you and your children and your grandchildren. But is it really worth the risk?"