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Alcohol for cleaning CPU
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17-01-2021 2:10pm#1
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madcabbage wrote: »I've used surgical spirits myself when i couldn't source isopropyl locally.
I think thats the UK name for it - or sometimes also Rubbing Alcohol in USA. Same stuff - only sometimes its watered down - make sure to get high 90% and you can use it for recovering water damaged electronics (you can wash electronics no problem with alcohol to get the water out).
It should be available in Ireland as its the main ingredient to WHO's home made hand sanitiser
https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf
I use it my IPA in a Dealz spray bottles - its really handy when you need get a sticker etc off.
https://www.dealz.ie/324423-travel-bottle-bottle-7-pack/
- I don't use the cap of the bottle, as many do, so as not to contaminate the whole bottle with oil or whatever I'm cleaning.
oh - and I dont think its very dangerous - but I would be trying avoid getting the neat stuff and leaving it on my hands or breathing in any fumes off it. Its also of course flammable - but evaporates in seconds and leaves nothing behind so the item being cleaned is not left flammable then of course anymore.
For cleaning heat sinks - I've got some stuff from the Artic Silver guys I use - it smells like lemon
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jumbobreakfast wrote: »As others have said, just walk into your local pharmacy and ask them. If they don't have it they'll order it and you'll have it next day or so
Really depends on where you are. I got a bottle no problem in Cork, but I've never been able to buy it in a chemist in Dublin - they usually just straight out lie that they "don't carry it"; Some even attempted to claim they "can't sell it to the public". Apparently people DO drink it and so chemists want no part in someone making the Hindenburg out of their liver (that's also why it's taxed as if it was Vodka, I guess). A 1L bottle on "denatured alcohol" (aka cleaning alcohol) in continental EU costs around 2 Euro, just sayin'.
Other than that, I clearly must look like an alcoholic, what can I say
Alternative sources - most "contact cleaner" products are nothing but IPA, IF you can find any of these in physical shops in Ireland; Maplin used to have them, but they've been no more for a long time.
Arts&Crafts stores, as well as Model Kit ones might have some as it's used as an acrylic paint thinner; It's again expensive, like 8-10 Euro for a 250cc bottle.
That said, I've also been using the cheapest nail polish remover that you can find in Tesco and similar stores - the one that is basically pure acetone; Make sure it has no "hand protection" cream or sh1t of that guise in it. Been using it since the 486 days and always worked perfectly.
If it's for CPU cleaning, in all fairness modern IHS could probably be cleaned with a severed cow's tongue and whale fat, they're just big huge solid bricks of metal; We're far away from the AthlonXP days of semi-exposed die and a thermal paste cleaning and application process that was akin to handling high explosives. If it's a GPU that's the "patient", then more care is required.0 -
I am a pharmacist, not familiar with anyone trying to buy it for consumption.H3llR4iser wrote: »Really depends on where you are. I got a bottle no problem in Cork, but I've never been able to buy it in a chemist in Dublin - they usually just straight out lie that they "don't carry it"; Some even attempted to claim they "can't sell it to the public". Apparently people DO drink it and so chemists want no part in someone making the Hindenburg out of their liver (that's also why it's taxed as if it was Vodka, I guess). A 1L bottle on "denatured alcohol" (aka cleaning alcohol) in continental EU costs around 2 Euro, just sayin'.
Other than that, I clearly must look like an alcoholic, what can I say
Methylated Spirits caused many deaths, it has bizarre rules:
Retailers must buy a licence to sell it, cost €12.
You cannot sell it from Saturday 9pm to Monday 8am. You can only keep a maximum of 18.5L.
I don't think there is extra tax on it, there is just one supplier via pharmacy, the retail price is based on their price.0 -
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- same also with peroxide - I wanted to do something called Retro Brite - Dilute Peroxide and UV light is a technique to whiten old brown and discolored console plastic shells. Seems readily available over the counter in UK, Australia and USA
what you want is this
https://www.boots.ie/jerome-russell-b-blonde-cream-peroxide-for-medium-to-dark-brown-hair-75ml-10029979
they are small bottles so get a few
I recently did it for my Amiga A500 and A1200 which you can see the results here
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058192534
I mixed it with Vanish or Formil if you go to Lidl
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