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Old 11-26-2012, 07:24 PM
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Be careful with that yellowish powdery deposit on the insides of the metal chassis. The chassis was most likely cadmium plated, and the yellow stuff is finely powdered cadmium "rust", such as cadmium oxide or cadmium sulfide.

Cadmium compounds are quite toxic. You don't want to inhale the stuff, or otherwise ingest it.
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