9 Feb
2000
9 Feb
'00
2:02 p.m.
On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Allison J Parent wrote:
<Ah.. the white stuff is almost assuredly not
silicon grease, but rather
<titanium dioxide. It's commonly used as a thermal paste, and if the dust
<is inhaled it is highly toxic. As long as the paste is still plastic
<though you're fairly safe. It's when it's dried out you really want to
be
<careful with it.
I think your confusing Berillium Oxide (BeO, very bad stuff) with Titanium
dioxide(commonly used to make white) which is nearly inert.
You're right, I was. It's beryllium oxide to which I was referring, not
titanium dioxide. I have a friend who is a painter and a father who is an
electronic tech and it's a wonder I can remember in the morning where I
left my glasses the night before; you do the math. (:
ok
r.