Notice I did not ask if it was worth it to disassemble them... I just want to know if it's SAFE to do so. I read a bit on wikipedia, and it appears there used to be PCBs in them (poly-chlorinated biphenyls... not printed circuit boards!) until about 1979. This fixture appears to be more recent than that, but I can't be absolutely certain. My yard pays .20# for ballasts as is. I want to see what's in them, and how long it takes to extract whatever IS in them, and how much THAT'S worth, then do my own calculations on whether or not it's worth it to do so.

THANKS!



I'll go ahead & post pics & commentary here of the disassembly if the consensus says it is safe to do so.