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Old 02-26-2020, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Back9 View Post
It's because of the stupid ban on PCBs, courtesy of the EPA.

PCBs make capacitors last forever, as opposed to the cr*p we're forced to use b/c of the PCB ban.


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If you have a point, you failed to make it and you just seem angry.

That will attract more posts from the other angry people who will debate you and then it will get greenie obsceney and I haven't had my coffee yet.

Sez here PCB's have been banned since 1977;

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Your Environment, Your ...
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Your Environment, Your Health | National Library of Medicine

May 31, 2017 ยท Polychlorinated biphenyls, commonly called PCBs, are manufactured mixtures of up to 209 chlorinated compounds. U.S. production of PCBs stopped in 1977 because of suspected harmful health and environmental effects. Before 1977, PCBs were used as insulation, coolants, and lubricants in transformers, capacitors, and other electrical equipment.
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