I have a prop pitch motor that has had oil drop in from the gear housing (not mine I just got this prop pitch). Does anybody have any suggestions on what to soak the stator windings (with housing) in
Its called electrical cleaner and it is made by CRC and you should check with any of your area electric suppliers who service the trade. There are other manufacturers of the same material. Basically,
Thought I'd throw out that most gun shops carry Birchwood Casey "Gun Scrubber" in tall pressurized cans, for degreasing firearms mechanisms. It's actually trichlorethane in a spray can. Fast, cheap,
If memory serves, isn't trichlorethane Freon-113. If so it is probaly not avaliable anymore, but i could be wrong. - -- Bryan Fields, KB9MCI ____________________ Of all the words of witch's doom Ther
Could be. 5 or 6 years ago, I'm pretty sure it was marked "1,1,1 Trichlorethane" on the can, but the new cans don't say what's in it. Hmmm.... Up till a couple of years ago, you could buy 1,1,1 Trich
Author: w7ni@easystreet.com (Stan or Patricia Griffiths)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 10:30:06 -0700
Are you sure you guys aren't talking about "trichoroethylene"? I use that stuff to degrease oscilloscope fan motors all the time when I rebuild them as part of the old scope restoration process. It i
Heck Stan, I guess I'm not sure now. Too many "ethanes" and "ethylenes" out there. See http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts70.html for 1,1,1 Trichloroethane, and http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts19.html for
Hi all: I got a 5 year battle with "contact dermatitis" from cleaning rosin off of printed circuit boards with 1,1,1 Trichloroethane using an old tooth brush. I recommend that no one get it on themse
<< I recommend that no one get it on themselves, it doesn't seem to hurt you as you use it, but in a few years your hand/s will be a mess. >> I had used this kind of stuff for years (PCB transformer
Yes, we had a trichlor degreaser machines at two electronic plants for which I worked decades ago in what is now called "Silicon Valley". The main guy in the machine shop would not allow us young, g
Just checked, Freon 113 is Trichlorotrifluoroethane not Trichloroethane! Just for fun one day I decided to play with some Freon 12 by inhaling it then talking. Does just the opposite of inhaling Heli
Hi; The US Gov. removed Triclorethelyne out of the consumer market place. When heated it becomes nerve gas. We in manufacturing used it as Aluminum cleaner. It is missed. Bill KC4UZ Trichloroethane s
A very dangerous thing, for sure. I used to be a ship repair superintendent at a Navy shipyard, and we had to flush referigerant lines with Freon xx (don't remember the number) after assembly. Don't
_________________________________________________________ Also missed is carbon tetrachloride. One of the best and cheapest cleaners, if one doesn't mind stepping over the bodies. Bill, W7TI List Spo
Hi All; Many chemical cleaners are now bought with a license only. Benzol (Benzine), Creosote, Nitro Methane and many others. We use lacquer thinner to polish aluminum, but only outdoors with hand pr
No one likes MEK? Just keep it away from plastics. It's the only thing that will put a dent in certain epoxies.... Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net Quote: "Not within a thousand year
Back in the 1960's a co-worker tried using MEK to clean a grease spot off his tie. The spot came off fine, but then the MEK started to wick its way up the tie, disolving everything in its path.... Bo
Hi all: I use to get buy `auto break and electric motor cleaner' at the auto parts store. I don't know if they still make that product or not. A gud place to start. 73 (= Best Regards) de: (= this is
As I recall, he did start to panic a bit before somebody grabbed a pair of scissors. Too bad it was in the days before video cameras. (in case anyone thinks this is off-topic, although he wasn't a ha
Carburator cleaner is about the best solvent I've ever used. 73, Brad, W5CGH == __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail htt