John - I think the ethanol thing is a red herring - very few can obtain it. The government is very strict about not allowing sales of ethanol for other than approved medical uses. Chuck
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 19:15:30 -0500 > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Rosined Radio Help Needed > > I think that I am confused. Is it ethanol or iso-propanol that we should be > using to clean the radio? > > 73's > > John > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Walter Salmaniw" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2015 7:00 PM > To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Rosined Radio Help Needed > > > Colin, actually it's pure ethanol (my 99.8% pure stuff). The only concern > > you should have is probably open flames, and the risk of getting drunk. > > Yes, it's pretty drying on the hands, too. 73,.....Walt > > > > On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 10:24 PM, coffee_canuck <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Protect your hands when working with ISO-prop. > >> > >> Skin irritant and the fumes are not good for you either. > >> > >> Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > >> > >> > On Jan 1, 2015, at 1:13 PM, Walter Salmaniw <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > My Eton e100 that Gary D kindly modified with an external ferrite rod > >> > and > >> > which has been around the world several times is also sticky. Guy is > >> > correct, that this has been discussed a few years ago as the Eton ages. > >> > The isopropyl that I get for my medical office is 98%, so presumably > >> works > >> > even better! (and, if one tyres of the effort, can be taken as a bit > >> > of > >> a > >> > "lift", but I'm sure would burn going down ;-) Happy New Year! > >> Walt > >> > Salmaniw, Victoria. > >> > > >> >> On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 8:28 PM, Hawkins <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Gang, > >> >> > >> >>> On 1/1/15 2:13 PM, Guy Atkins wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> 91% isopropyl rubbing alcohol > >> >> > >> >> Guy is correct. The 91% works better then the standard rubbing > >> >> alcohol. > >> >> I forgot to say that in my previous posting. The rubbing alcohol will > >> get > >> >> the job done, it just took a lot more scrubbing. > >> >> > >> >> Steve > >> >> -- > >> >> Stephen Hawkins NG0G > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> 73 49 111 01001001 > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> IRCA mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > >> >> > >> >> Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > >> >> original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of > >> >> the > >> >> IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > >> >> > >> >> For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > >> >> > >> >> To Post a message: [email protected] > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > IRCA mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > >> > > >> > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > >> original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > >> IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > >> > > >> > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > >> > > >> > To Post a message: [email protected] > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> IRCA mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > >> > >> Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > >> original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > >> IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > >> > >> For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > >> > >> To Post a message: [email protected] > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > IRCA mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
