BEST 853A is this asbestos inside ? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: hisense999
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2011, 11:03:26 am
content: I just got my preheater BEST 853A and I see heating section is cover with something soft and white... so far as I know soft and white can be only asbestos using to cover heating sections in old days.I attach pictures is this for sure asbestos and I will throw this aways into trash or try send back into seller or I can use it time to time when not used covered with foil somewhere deep inside of box ?

author: Jimmy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2011, 11:16:51 am
content: Looks like fiberglasswhy not send sample to asbestos testing center

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2011, 12:54:59 pm
content: I would be stunned to find asbestos in ANY modern piece of equipment. Even the cheaper end of the marketplace avoids using the stuff. Its PNG in modern consumer electronics.It is actually very difficult to identify asbestos fibres unless you are an expert in the field. On many occasions I have been involved with buildings where samples were taken of suspicious looking asbestos like material and they proved to be harmless, and not asbestos, when examined in the lab.There are modern fibrous materials used in place of asbestos that pesent no health risk at all and I would suggest your unit contains such a meterial.

author: hisense999
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2011, 03:37:22 pm
content: I must investigate this more because this preheater I bought in China and I'm very sensitive after my friend discovered in his imported T962A SMD reflow oven asbestos and company produced it was even honest enough to confirm all heat parts are covered with asbestos but as they can confirm and try to tell they sold already many pcs around the world and nothing is wrong with this asbestos used nobody die and asbestos is ok only a littleSo as we can see modern technology don't come with modern thinking, for some companies asbestos seems to be a neutral.

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2011, 03:55:25 pm
content: That's a very worrying occurrence ! Asbestos isn't a material considered safe for use in consumer goods. If China has used this stuff in such appliances, you have good reason to be concerned.Sadly you can't just chuck it in the bin though....you would be committing an offence in many countries by doing soAsbestos is a real pain to get rid of if you are minded to obey the correct handling procedures. It would be worth asking the supplier for comment ? but would you trust their response ?

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2011, 05:10:19 pm
content: most people here still use asbestos pad as ceiling even in this room i'm typing. mixed with fiberglass and cement, some manufacturing method i think to make it hard. nobody died, but its said asbestos causes cancer, but no hardproof anywhere i can see.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 30, 2011, 05:35:25 pm
content: It seems to me that there areplenty of publicationssupporting the hypothesis that there is a correlation between asbestos and cancer, if not causality.

author: hisense999
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2011, 05:42:29 pm
content: Quote from: Mechatrommer on July 30, 2011, 05:10:19 pmYes asbestos is not an big deal so long as can be kept "glued", but this preheater have this in "wool" format which going outside and getting easy contact with air.About asbestos some small proof - your receptors cannot feel asbestos in the air you can sleep in room full of asbestos and feel very good getting more and more into your lungs, mineral and glass wool also is not perfect but this we can feel and on environment which have it on the air nobody can stay too long time. And yes asbestos not causes cancer but when going into lungs can stay there years is same as with smoking or bacterias asbestos only increase probability of cancer.

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2011, 05:53:20 pm
content: I personally know of two people who died as a direct result of asbestos exposure. They worked in the local railway coachworks where asbestos was used for insulation. The two guys died of asbestosis and many of their colleagues suffered the same fate. It should be stated that they handled loose fibre pads of the asbestos on a daily basis so their exposure was very high indeed. Still not nice stuff and you wouldn't find me in a room contaminated with it.....I don't intend to increase the risk of dying in that particularly unpleasant way.Sintered asbestos is found in many buildings and is considered relatively safe provided it is sealed and not disturbed by drilling or breaking etc. Loos asbestos 'wool' or rope is a completely different animal and releases fires into the air.