HW 5400

[Gene Holcombe]

You may obtain 200 proof pure grain alcohol at your local liquor store under
the name of Ever Clear.  You can obtain 99%  isopropyl alcohol at your
drugstore.

Gene  N5ZDF
-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Kotkiewicz <ekotkie at EZL.COM>
To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Date: Saturday, June 10, 2000 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: HW 5400


>Ron S Kramer wrote:
>
>> I am working on the High VCO board. I cleaned the board with Rosin Flux
Remover
>> from Radio Shack . When I try to solder od the pc board, it give off a
burning
>> smell
>> which drive the family crazy. Any ideas on how I can remove the flux
remover
>> from the board???
>
>EK> Ron, see your druggist and try to get some 100 % alcohol.  They may
balk and
>only want to sell 90% denatured but tell them it is for cleaning circuit
board and
>you don't want a film left.  This is good stuff to clean a wide array of
stuff.  I
>am not familar with the stuff from RS.  Normally, one would use a flux
removal
>technique after having soldered not before.
>
>Hmmmm....it drives the family crazy eh.....maybe...................(oh
well.....)
>
>Ed