Where to get small amount of alcohol for cleaning elec

[Deleted User]

Hi,

if you're not sorted yet, what about nail varnish remover/wipes, steal a drop from the missus.

Parva

And to think I used to go through a 25l drum of Isopropyl Alcohol daily in my printing press at work (it was a 6 colour B1 sized monster mind - size of an artic). Knew I should've chucked one of those 25l drums in the boot!

LucianH

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,

if you're not sorted yet, what about nail varnish remover/wipes, steal a drop from the missus.

I'm not sure but does nail varnish remover contain something like acetone which is a solvent? And don't solvents damage some plastics?

I personally would not use nail varnish remover - stick with surgical spirit or meths.

Figment

LucianH wrote: »

I'm not sure but does nail varnish remover contain something like acetone which is a solvent? And don't solvents damage some plastics?

I personally would not use nail varnish remover - stick with surgical spirit or meths.

Yes it does (or can) contain acetone. I wouldn't use it!

[Deleted User]

Hi,

LucianH wrote: »

I'm not sure but does nail varnish remover contain something like acetone which is a solvent? And don't solvents damage some plastics?

I personally would not use nail varnish remover - stick with surgical spirit or meths.

oops,



, sorry, bad advice in post 12, do not use nail varnish remover.

Barneysmom

You can use alcohol but there's no need to go to any bother. If you can't get any, use Mr Sheen ( it has to be the Antistatic one) furniture polish.

I used to use it on the PCB assemblies I serviced years ago when they would come in for repair covered in sand (theme park/seaside funfair stuff)

Some circuit boards (as long as they haven't got open pots/buzzers) can even go into the dishwasher, use the drying cycle after :cool:

closed

remove batteries, dampen a cloth with water, clean the contacts and rubber mat, dry, fit batteries, costs nothing

Niv

closed wrote: »

remove batteries, dampen a cloth with water, clean the contacts and rubber mat, dry, fit batteries, costs nothing

Dont you pay for water?