At 19:01 +0000 on 09/01/03, Mark Benson wrote: >On Thursday, Jan 9, 2003, at 17:23 Europe/London, Gamba wrote: > >>> used everclear (95% ethanol, drinkable by >>> barbarians) to help dry it. the alcohol makes the water evaporate >>> much >>> faster. >> >> Actually, it absorbs the water. >> And btw isopropyl alcohol is the only kind of alcohol that is approved >> for >> cleaning electronics stuff in the labs that I have worked in. > >Erm, I think they are essentially the same nowerdays :)
Everclear and ethanol are *not* the same as IPA (rubbing alcohol). I wouldn't trust any everclear to be more than about 80% EtOH unless I had dried it myself over some very strong desiccant, and there's not much point in using wet alcohol when you're trying to absorb water in the first place... -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> _________________________________________________________________ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
