[Amps] Trichloroethene

[KD7QAE]

I used "trichlor" as a degreaser for old equipment we were bringing back 
to useful service while an undergrad in the NMT physics department doing 
grunt work.  I  cannot donate blood as I indicate positive for liver 
damage in the Red Cross screenings.  Bad shit Maynard.  Use nicer 
cleaners please.

Tomm

gdaught6 at stanford.edu wrote:

>On 16 Mar 2006 at 3:41, Jim Kearman wrote:
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>>I remembered the solvent we used to clean the Motorola radios was
>>trichloroethylene, commonly called  trichloroethene. Pretty nasty
>>stuff if you breathe it, especially if you intend to have kids,
>>(<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichloroethylene>) but a great
>>cleaner. 
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>Warning, warning, Will Robinson.  Not to be confused with 
>trichloroethane, TCE = trichloroethylene is VERY bad for you.  Your 
>liver, for instance, is in grave danger.  Besides breathing it, it is 
>absorbed through the skin as well.  If you don't have protective 
>clothing including gloves and a fume hood, I'd strongly recommend 
>AGAINST using it for anything.  
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>[That said, it is indeed a good cleaner for many things.  When I was 
>at Fairchild we used it as a degreasing agent, and it was especially 
>good at removing soldering flux from PC boards.]
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>73,
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>George T. Daughters, K6GT
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