2 Apr
2011
2 Apr
'11
11:22 a.m.
Peanut oil is the best for heating things. I is good
for temperatures
hot enough to melt solder.
Yes, I think I read that somwhere... A bath of hot peanut oil can be used
to recover bits from old PCBs.
As for fires=2C always have a cover large enough for
the container.
Just put the cover over the fire.
And whatever you do, dn't put water on it if it catches fire. I've seen
this done as a demonstration, and it was spectacular (I am sure there's
something similar on youtube).
Anyway, getting back to the 425 Netowrk, thanks to the chap (I am sorry,
I forget who it was) who pointed me to that artivle suggesting it would
disolve in white spirit. I put the guts of the module nad the empty can
in said solvent today. It does disolve the potting compound, albeit
slowly. I have cleaned up the can with no problems at all, but I don;t
waht to poke at the electronics too much for fear of damaging the wiring
to the transformer, so I've left tht in the solvent. But it is doing the
trick.
-tony