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From: "Lez" <lez.briddon@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: RE : Epson Stylus C84 (questions for Steve)


> does ammonia have another name? is it sold as a cleaner under a brand
> name?
>
>
> Chemicals cant really be bought in the uk, unless you go to a bulk
> industrial supplier, who want paperwork just to sell water...........
>
> Its like what you americans call 'lye'(caustic soda), you cant buy it
> off the shelf here etc, IPA, drugstore only (chemist) and then its 20
> questions to see why you want it and if you can get more than 20ml you
> have won a the grand prize.

I can get NaOH and HCl from my local hardware shops.

>
> I dont know why our country is like this, its ''health and safety'' rules
> mad.
>
> Only solvent I can buy in a bottle is methlated spirit, then its got a
> blue dye in it that tastes awful to stop the bums drinking it instead
> of french wine.

Farnell, RS and Rapid stock IPA.

Leon

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