Cleaning Supplies

Steve Harrison ko0u at OS.COM
Wed Dec 15 17:56:26 EST 1999


At 04:34 PM 1999-12-15 -0800, Bruce Shaw Kg4Dzu wrote:
>I work in the chemical industry.  Most chemical companies use 99%
>isopropanol and many will sell in by the gallon.  Look in the yellow
>pages under chemicals- manufacturers and distributors. Many of these
>companies will also sell denatured alcohol at a lot less than pharmacy
>prices.

99% isopropyl by the gallon (6 gallons per case) is what we used to clean
fiber optics components, including connectors. I thought denatured alcohol
wasn't recommended for cleaning; or maybe I never saw it mentioned. The
manual for our fiber splicers recommended 99% isopropyl, I remember.

73, Steve K0XP

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