Table 2: The properties of the PCEBs calculated in Sects. 5-7. If there is no reference given in the table, the distance is obtained from the references listed in Table 1. The time until the mass transfer is expected to start ( $\mbox{$t_{\rm sd}$ }$) is calculated using Eqs. (8), (9) (CMB) and Eq. (10) (RMB). The total time until the system becomes semi-detached, $t_{{\rm tot}}$ is given by the sum of the present cooling age, $t_{{\rm cool}}$, the estimated MS lifetime of the primary, $t_{{\rm evol}}$, and $\mbox{$t_{\rm sd}$ }$. PCEBs with $t_{{\rm tot}}$ less than a Hubble time are marked in bold. For the systems RR Cae, EG UMa, EC 13471-1258, BPM 71214 and V471 Tau we find the properties of the progenitor of the PCEB (orbital period $P_{{\rm CE}}$, primary mass $M_{1,{\rm pCE}}$and, $t_{{\rm evol}}$) depending on the assumed AML (see text). In these cases, the second line gives the results assuming reduced magnetic braking (RMB) whereas the first line corresponds to the classical magnetic braking assumption (CMB). $f_{{\rm PCEB}}$ gives the mean fractional PCEB life time that the system has already passed through. The orbital period at which the PCEB starts mass transfer $\mbox{$P_{\rm sd}$ }$ is independent on the assumed angular momentum loss.
                CMB   RMB  
Object d[pc] Ref. $\log(t_{{\rm cool}})$ $P_{{\rm CE}}$[d] $\log(t_{{\rm evol}})$ $M_{1,{\rm pCE}}$ $\log(\mbox{$t_{\rm sd}$ })$ $f_{{\rm PCEB}}$ $\log(t_{{\rm tot}})$ $\log(\mbox{$t_{\rm sd}$ })$ $f_{{\rm PCEB}}$ $\log(t_{{\rm tot}})$ $\mbox{$P_{\rm sd}$ }$[d]

RR Cae		 11 1 9.07 0.307 9.48 1.41 10.54 0.033 10.58 10.26 0.061 10.35 0.100
        0.312 9.49 1.41              
EG UMa $32\pm5$ 2 8.52 0.764 8.78 2.58 8.76 0.365 9.18 10.22 0.020 10.24 0.142
        0.675 8.76 2.63              
EC 13471-1258 55   8.57 0.583 8.34 3.98 6.23 0.995 8.77 8.16 0.720 8.82 0.129
        0.197 8.18 4.71              
BPM 71214 68   8.33 0.466 8.38 3.79 7.00 0.955 8.67 8.97 0.186 9.12 0.136
        0.212 8.25 4.37              
HR Cam $72\pm11$ 2,3 7.65 0.104 9.43 1.48 9.25 0.025 9.66 9.16 0.030 9.62 0.053
UZ Sex $35\pm5$ 2 7.92 0.599 8.86 2.39 10.90 0.001 10.90 10.45 0.003 10.46 0.100
BPM 6502 $25\pm4$ 2 7.68 0.338 8.66 2.88 10.44 0.002 10.45 10.08 0.004 10.10 0.086
HZ 9 $40\pm6$ 2 8.02 0.567 8.66 2.88 10.82 0.002 10.82 10.26 0.006 10.27 0.112
  46 3                      
MS Peg 61   7.45 0.175 9.00 2.12 9.42 0.011 9.56 9.18 0.018 9.40 0.111
CC Cet $89\pm13$ 2 7.05 0.284 9.67 1.22 10.27 0.001 10.36 9.88 0.001 10.09 0.084
HW Vir $171\pm19$     0.118 9.05 2.02 9.12   9.38 8.99   9.32 0.076
HS 0705+6700 1150 2   0.096 9.01 2.11 8.61   9.16 8.48   9.12 0.082
LM Com $170\pm26$ 2 7.05 0.259 9.14 1.87 9.91 0.001 9.98 9.55 0.003 9.69 0.111
  290                        
PG 1017-086 990 2   0.073 8.66 2.88 8.91   9.10 8.89   9.09 0.033
V471 Tau $47\pm4$ 3 6.93 0.584 8.11 5.08 7.54 0.197 8.23 8.89 0.011 8.91 0.371
        0.522 8.10 5.12              
NY Vir $710\pm50$     0.101 8.66 2.88 8.51   8.89 8.37   8.84 0.089
  560 2                      
AA Dor 396           10.65     10.51     0.046
RE 2013+400 95-125   7.08 0.706 8.64 2.95 11.22 <0.001 11.22 10.65 <0.001 10.65 0.092
GK Vir $350\pm50$ 2 6.20 0.344 8.66 2.89 10.65 <0.001 10.65 10.37 <0.001 10.38 0.069
MT Ser 4300 4   0.113 8.62 3.00 8.86   9.06 8.76   9.00 0.074
  4510 5                      
  5400 6                      
  4600 7                      
IN CMa 158-208   6.10 1.260 8.64 2.96 9.71 <0.001 9.75 10.68 <0.001 10.68 0.133
  186 8                      
NN Ser 356-417 9 6.12 0.130 8.64 2.96 9.32 0.001 9.40 9.20 0.001 9.31 0.073
TW Crv 557                        
RE 1016-053 75-109   6.19 0.790 8.62 3.00 11.40 <0.001 11.40 10.83 <0.001 10.83 0.083
UU Sge $2400\pm400$     0.465 8.60 3.05 10.50   10.51 10.10   10.11 0.113
  3600 10                      
  2150 5                      
V477 Lyr $1700\pm600$     0.472 8.66 2.89 10.86   10.86 10.40   10.41 0.083
  1850 5                      
  2190 8                      
PN A66 65 1100 5                      
  1660 8                      
KV Vel 730-1000 11   0.357 8.60 3.05 10.25   10.25 9.94   9.95 0.107
HS 1136+6646     5.55                    
BE UMa 2000     2.291 8.85 2.42 10.70   10.71 11.17   11.71 0.129
References: (1) Bruch & Diaz (1998), (2) this work, Sect. 7, (3) Perryman et al. (1998), (4) Abell (1966), (5) Cahn & Kaler (1971), (6) Maciel (1984), (7) Cahn et al. (1992), (8) Vennes & Thorstensen (1996), (9) Wood & Marsh (1991), (10) Walton et al. (1993), (11) Pottasch (1996).

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