Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread Don Roberts via Elecraft
We used Vodka for cleaning VHF and UHF broadcast transmitters. Told by RCA engineers that that is what was in their expensive bottles sold to radio stations. Other alcohol agents left a residue that would eventually arc over. Don, W4CBS  Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Jul 17, 2021

Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread Lee Ormiston
Julia, Yes, they swallowed the stuff. The said it hurt to swallow ice water and it was too painful to swallow anything else for about a week. Lee N0RRL On Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 7:26 PM Julia Tuttle wrote: > Jesus, that sounds awful. Did they *swallow* it? Did it do the same to > their

Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread Julia Tuttle
Jesus, that sounds awful. Did they *swallow* it? Did it do the same to their *esophagus*? On Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 21:24 Lee Ormiston wrote: > To add another thought to the medical doctor's good comments, when I was in > school studying chemistry, some of my slower friends studying less > rigorous

Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread Lee Ormiston
To add another thought to the medical doctor's good comments, when I was in school studying chemistry, some of my slower friends studying less rigorous subjects thought it would be a good idea to drink straight Everclear. They quickly and painfully learned the Everclear pulled water from the

Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread Randy Lake
Jerry, I'll be right over ! Randy N1KWF On Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 8:21 PM jerry wrote: > On 2021-07-17 16:43, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Here, the XYL uses cheap 80 proof Vodka to 'awake' vanilla bean > > seeds. She has a bunch of vanilla beans and when soaked in alcohol > > for about 2 months

Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread jerry
On 2021-07-17 16:43, Don Wilhelm wrote: Here, the XYL uses  cheap 80 proof Vodka to 'awake' vanilla bean seeds.  She has a bunch of vanilla beans and when soaked in alcohol for about 2 months (shaken every day), it makes vanilla extract. She was doing commercial baking when she acquired the

Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread Don Wilhelm
Here, the XYL uses  cheap 80 proof Vodka to 'awake' vanilla bean seeds.  She has a bunch of vanilla beans and when soaked in alcohol for about 2 months (shaken every day), it makes vanilla extract. She was doing commercial baking when she acquired the vanilla beans because it was MUCH less

Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread Paul Van Dyke
Correct ... and the one your ladies know SD-40 alcohol used in my field = Perfume And a world favorite - Vodka, that was used to make perfume and clean parts, Hic..and other things 73 ..needin a chair Paul KB9AVO On Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 3:49 PM David Christ wrote: > I’ll try to introduce

Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread David Christ
I’ll try to introduce some accuracy here. There are three common kinds of alcohol Methanol CH3OH also known as wood alcohol. Poisonous by its very nature so needs no additives to make it undrinkable, Mainly used as a feedstock for making other chemicals. Ethanol CH3CH2OH This is the stuff

Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt
1:41 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear John NI0K, Keep in mind that denatured alcohol and Everclear are absolutely two different products. Denatured or wood alcohol is most poisonous. Whereas Everclear is grain alcohol and can be consumed

Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread weave...@usermail.com
I hope your radio is at least 18, just to keep you out of trouble :). 73, Bill WE5P Comfortably Numb > On Jul 17, 2021, at 15:09, Paul Van Dyke wrote: > > I had a glass of that stuff next to the radio, and when I came back 10 mins > later > 1/2 was gone and the radio was acting up and being

Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread Paul Van Dyke
I had a glass of that stuff next to the radio, and when I came back 10 mins later 1/2 was gone and the radio was acting up and being strange. Hmm Paul KB9AVO On Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 2:42 PM Steve Hall <99sun...@gmail.com> wrote: > John NI0K, > Keep in mind that denatured alcohol and

[Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread Steve Hall
John NI0K, Keep in mind that denatured alcohol and Everclear are absolutely two different products. Denatured or wood alcohol is most poisonous. Whereas Everclear is grain alcohol and can be consumed, (in moderation.) Steve WM6P __