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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

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From: "Walter Salmaniw" <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2015 7:00 PM
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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 <coffeecanuck@xxxxxxxxx>
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 <canswl@xxxxxxxxx> 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 <ng0g@xxxxxxxxx> 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
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