Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: MOTM
Subject: Re: toothbrushes.......
From: "Mike Marsh" <mmarsh@...>
Date: 2003-03-15
heh heh heh
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Tentochi <tentochi2003@y...> wrote:
> This is critical! If you don't get it right, you
> could end up damaging the board or the parts. And if
> this is severe enough, the solder joints themselves,
> If the bristles are too soft, you are wasting you time
> since there are certain particals which require a
> certain minimum force be applied before they will
> break free. Insufficiently stiff bristles will not be
> able to generate the required force.
>
> Really, the best thing you can do is to test the
> stiffness of your bristles. If you don't have the
> necessary equipment at your disposable, there are
> several testing facilities around the United States
> that can test them for you.
>
> A Taber stiffness unit of 85 to 118 will meet the
> above criteria. If you are not familiar with this
> measurement, please refer to:
>
>
http://www.taberindustries.com/mtm/stiffness_tester_intrepreting_resu
lts.htm
>
> If you would like to conduct this test yourself on
> your brush in question, here is what you need:
>
>
http://www.taberindustries.com/mtm/product_subframe_stiffness_tester.
htm
>
> Happy scrubbing!
>
> Now let me see.... Is it White Day, St. Patrick's Day
> or April Fool's Day today??? I must have started
> drinking early.
>
> When all is said and done, I suggest using a
> fingernail scrubbing brush for best results.
>
> Cheers!
> Shemp ;-)
>
> > uh.... just a question? What "firmness of bristles
> > are you guys using...? Soft, Med, Firm... ?
>
> P.S. Firm toothbrushes are almost impossible to find
> any more. Thank the ADA for that one!
>
>
>
> :::MESSAGE RATING: 9T3:::
>
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