[TowerTalk] WD-40

[Patrick Greenlee]

I use WD-40 as a starting fluid that is more gentle than ether. Pretty 
flammable stuff so don't get lackadaisical with it.

Patrick    NJ5G

On 4/13/2015 5:43 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
> Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 22:39:46 -0500
> From: Gary Jones <garyejones at cmaaccess.com>
> To: Jim Thomson <jim.thom at telus.net>
> Cc: "towertalk at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] WD-40
>
> Acetone is an obscenely flammable liquid so be extremely careful with it
>
> Gary.   W5FI
>
> ##  Point well taken.   Put a zippo lighter in front of WD-40, and see what happens.
> Its literally a flame thrower.  The acetone, once mixed with the ATF or vegetable oil, gets
> diluted quite a bit.   Still, you have to be careful.   I will try another batch, but this time with
> 30% acetone.   IE: a 70-30 mix.
>
> Jim  VE7RF
>
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