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Old 18th Sep 2017, 1:56 pm   #9
Ted Kendall
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Default Re: 2N3055 Transistors.

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Don't cut power transistors open - some contain BeO (beryllium oxide), which is highly poisonous.
If it DID have BeO inside, you wouldn't be able to throw in in the bin...
Precisely why I erred on the side of caution.
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