[BC] Selenium Rectifier Failure Smell

[Gary Glaenzer]

'rotten egg odor' is usually hydrogen sulfide

I never said there was Sulfur in the stack, just that what is usually
referred to as 'rotten egg odor' is hydrogen sulfide

----- Original Message -----
From: <RichardBJohnson at comcast.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:58 AM

 > Hydrogen Selenide is extremely poisonous.
 >
 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_selenide
 >
 > Selenium rectifiers consist of metallic selenium plated
 > on aluminum. In the presence of moisture from the air,
 > all the elements necessary to perform the reaction shown
 > in the Wikipedia article are present. There is no sulfur
 > present so the smell is not from Hydrogen sulfide.
 > Instead, if is from one of the most poisonous substances
 > known to man.