Come to think of it, Electrolube's Isopropanol is what I use to clean
off the boards after soldering, so I should have recognised the smell
and thereby,the solvent...Put that down to sinusitis.
Bill
Leon wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Myc Holmes" <mycroft2152y@...>
> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 1:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Softening solder paste
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>> Most Isopropanol that you buy in a drug store is 70%, the rest water.
>> Check
>> with the pharmasist, he/she may have some 90%. In a last resort, you can
>> purchase anhydrous (100%) for a chemical supply company. But keep the
>> bottle
>> closed as it will absord water form the air.
>>
>
> 99.7% IPA is available in the UK, supplied by Electrolube, and available
> from most electronic suppliers. I've got a can of it.
>
> Leon
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