There ya go Jack. I wasn't aware that Walmart sold 90% Isopropyl. I don't buy it that often.
That should work great! On 12/26/2010 10:49 AM, Jack Smith wrote: > I buy 90% isopropyl alcohol at Wal*Mart and use it for PCB cleaning. I > think it's a couple dollars for a quart bottle, available in the drug > section. I've also found 90% at most drug stores or supermarkets if > you look carefully. > > It's a lot cheaper than Everclear, but you can't consume the excess! > > Jack K8ZOA > > On 12/26/2010 11:06 AM, Gary K9GS wrote: > [edited to remove non-pertinent parts] >> >> 2) Once you have most of the goop cleaned off, I recommend using >> alcohol to remove any remaining residue. You can use store bought >> Isopropyl alcohol but the problem is that the stuff you buy in a store >> is only 70%...with the remaining 30% being water. A much better thing >> to use is to buy some Ethyl alcohol. Go to your local liquor store and >> buy a pint of grain alcohol. Brand name around here is "Everclear". >> This is 95% Ethyl alcohol...about as high as you can get outside of a >> chemistry lab. Alcohol is naturally hygroscopic (absorbs water) so >> you'll never get 100%. >> > -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com ************************************************ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
