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    The small silver ceramic discs in fridge compressor starters & the odd CRT Tv

    I can't find the posts I made about this, someone else was wanting to know what it is & what its made of.

    This is what it looks like


    I have found they are actually a PTC (positive temperature coefficient)



    About the fridge starters.
    http://www.sensata.com/download/8ea.pdf

    About the chemical thats in it.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barium_titanate

    1Kg of it is worth US$112
    http://www.advancedmaterials.us/5622-ON4.htm

    I'm quite happy about this post, after years of wondering what that thing is I have now found out.
    It took a bit to search for info, no wonder no one else knew what it was.
    Even though all the infos there on the net, there was no connection between the 3 main subjects. **** google

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