Hi everyone,
I really do not want to be a rumour starter but I have just opened up a H and M powapack transformer. Inside I found what I believe to be a sheet of white asbestos used as electrical insulation. This was in a very soft and crumbly state and there was white dust on the inside of the box. I may be wrong in identifying this as asbestos but am I going to take the risk, NO. Does anyone know for sure?.
Apart from this issue, the 16 volt did not work and the 12 volt outputted 16.95 volts according to my meter. I did swallow the H and M hype, I have a sixties duette on the way from ebay as well. Its just my own personal opinion but I am disappointed, perhaps I was expecting too much from old apparatus. The only thing is I did not pay much at all so I can write it off to experience. I now need to take the powapack to the tip for safe disposal.