On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 17:03:08 GMT, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

For some things I remove flux with a spray can of carburetor cleaner.
It is a mix of Toluene, Acetone and Methanol. I bough a bunch of cans at
a dollar store. There are other automotive cleaners that have more
alcohol in them. I think some brands of disk brake cleaner may be mostly
alcohol. I will have to dig into the stash in my shop to take a look the
next time I can spend some time there.

Careful. Many brake cleaners include lots of toluene and other
solvents which are extremely unhealthy for skin contact or breathing
fumes.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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Bill Turner wrote:

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 15:25:15 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:


I went with the 70% IPA,
because the only other ingredient was water.


____________________

I wonder how you know the other ingredient is water? I have tried
unsuccessfully to find out the denaturant and have never had any luck.
Are they putting it on the list of ingredients now? The last time I
tried was a couple of years ago.

Most denatured alcohol is denatured with methyl alcohol. The water is
just there to dilute it.

But the denaturing can be done with several substances.


http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/E-14/C....568/98295.html

has some regulations for denatured alcohol. It's for Canada, but I'm
sure it will apply to most places. It is fairly far down the page.

- Mike KB3EIA -

Bill Turner wrote:

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 15:25:15 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:


I went with the 70% IPA,
because the only other ingredient was water.


____________________

I wonder how you know the other ingredient is water? I have tried
unsuccessfully to find out the denaturant and have never had any luck.
Are they putting it on the list of ingredients now? The last time I
tried was a couple of years ago.

Most denatured alcohol is denatured with methyl alcohol. The water is
just there to dilute it.

But the denaturing can be done with several substances.


http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/E-14/C....568/98295.html

has some regulations for denatured alcohol. It's for Canada, but I'm
sure it will apply to most places. It is fairly far down the page.

- Mike KB3EIA -

Most denatured alcohol is denatured with methyl alcohol. The water is
just there to dilute it.

But the denaturing can be done with several substances.

Maybe he should have asked about the best denatured alcohol, so the thread
would evolve into the best desoldering braid :-).
73 Gary N4AST

Most denatured alcohol is denatured with methyl alcohol. The water is
just there to dilute it.

But the denaturing can be done with several substances.

Maybe he should have asked about the best denatured alcohol, so the thread
would evolve into the best desoldering braid :-).
73 Gary N4AST

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:33:02 GMT, Mike Coslo
wrote:

But the denaturing can be done with several substances.

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/E-14/C....568/98295.html

has some regulations for denatured alcohol. It's for Canada, but I'm
sure it will apply to most places. It is fairly far down the page.

That is what I expected, and would have been fine with. But this
particular one has acetone, and several other things. Since I didn't
buy it, I can't read off the other ones.

The regs say that it must be denatured to avoid certain taxes and
sales regs, but I agree that there are multiple ways to do it.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
------------------------------------------------
at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:33:02 GMT, Mike Coslo
wrote:

But the denaturing can be done with several substances.

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/E-14/C....568/98295.html

has some regulations for denatured alcohol. It's for Canada, but I'm
sure it will apply to most places. It is fairly far down the page.

That is what I expected, and would have been fine with. But this
particular one has acetone, and several other things. Since I didn't
buy it, I can't read off the other ones.

The regs say that it must be denatured to avoid certain taxes and
sales regs, but I agree that there are multiple ways to do it.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
------------------------------------------------
at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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On 29 Dec 2003 00:01:11 GMT, (JGBOYLES) wrote:

Most denatured alcohol is denatured with methyl alcohol. The water is
just there to dilute it.

But the denaturing can be done with several substances.

Maybe he should have asked about the best denatured alcohol, so the thread
would evolve into the best desoldering braid :-).
73 Gary N4AST

How many brands of desoldering braid are there, and how distinctive
are they from each other?

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
------------------------------------------------
at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

On 29 Dec 2003 00:01:11 GMT, (JGBOYLES) wrote:

Most denatured alcohol is denatured with methyl alcohol. The water is
just there to dilute it.

But the denaturing can be done with several substances.

Maybe he should have asked about the best denatured alcohol, so the thread
would evolve into the best desoldering braid :-).
73 Gary N4AST

How many brands of desoldering braid are there, and how distinctive
are they from each other?

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
------------------------------------------------
at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

"Gary S." wrote:

On 29 Dec 2003 00:01:11 GMT, (JGBOYLES) wrote:

Most denatured alcohol is denatured with methyl alcohol. The water is
just there to dilute it.

But the denaturing can be done with several substances.

Maybe he should have asked about the best denatured alcohol, so the thread
would evolve into the best desoldering braid :-).
73 Gary N4AST

How many brands of desoldering braid are there, and how distinctive
are they from each other?

Happy trails,
Gary

I have seen at least a half dozen brands. They seem to have different
flux formulations because some work a lot better than others. That is
why I switched to buying bulk ground braid and liquid flux. (Kester 197)


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Merry Christmas!

Take care, and God bless.
Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida