Westinghouse Electrical
Maintenance Hints, 1974
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Westinghouse Electrical Maintenance Hints
Published by Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Copyright 1974
Large Hardcover Book, approx. 8.75" x 6" and over 2.5" THICK

Asbestos References:

This book says that ASBESTOS is discouraged due to definite possibility of toxicity (cardenogenic) and it states that recent OSHA restrictions have been placed on the use of ASBESTOS for insulating purposes.

However, there are still quite a few pages that mention asbestos being used, as detailed and pictured. It has a lot of useful information about when Asbestos was used in Motors and also in Micarta.

-Figure of Typical Insulated Thru-Bolt and Details shows Asbestos Micarta Washer.

- Industrial Micarta Table listing grades of Micarta lists Asbestos Fabric, Asbestos Paper, and Asbestos Cloth as the base material for some grades of Micarta

-According to this Westinghouse Industrial Micarta chart, Asbestos was used as a base material for the following Grades: Grade 200, 239, H22074

- Table "General Application of Insulation to D-C Motor Armatures with Random Windings" lists Asbestos Tape, Asbestos covering, for various applications.

- Table "General Application of Insulation to A-C Induction Motor Stators with Random Windings" lists Asbestos for various applications

- Table "General Application of Insulation to D-C Motor and Generator Armatures with Formed Pre-insulatd Coils" lists Asbestos for various applications

- Table "General Application of Insulation to A-C Motor and Generator Armatures with Formed Pre-insulatd Coils" lists Asbestos for various applications

- Typical Insulating for Industrial Motors, has several diagrams showing Asbestos being used.

- The section on welding and cutting mentions the use of asbestos tarpaulins and asbestos blanket.

BOOK CONDITION: Good. No dustjacket. Foxing and light brown stains to page edges, however page surfaces appear mostly clean and unmarked. Binding is good.