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MrQRO

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16. I wasn't going to say anything....

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 11:41 PM

Oct 2018

But, Yes it was an amazing cleaner and solvent!
Back in my telco days we literally used it by the gallons!

Too bad it was so awful for the environment...
All the really good stuff was!

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Location of large mystery source of banned ozone depleting substance uncovered [View all] Calista241 Oct 2018 OP

Well, well, well. I'm not surprised. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #1

In chemistry this is used as a "wash" chemical to rinse chemicals (make powered fall out of liquids. ROB-ROX Oct 2018 #2

In electronics, it was the go-to cleaner back in the day.... Brother Buzz Oct 2018 #3

Flammable and inflammable are synonyms DeminPennswoods Oct 2018 #4

Inflammable means flammable? What a country! Brother Buzz Oct 2018 #5

I remember that episode. geardaddy Oct 2018 #7

Lol Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2018 #12

It was fantastic on the bench during repairs. LiberalArkie Oct 2018 #11

And radio shacks didn't burn up Brother Buzz Oct 2018 #13

I don't know, although it did make a mighty fire extinguisher LiberalArkie Oct 2018 #14

I wasn't going to say anything.... MrQRO Oct 2018 #16

This is disappointing because the chinese know of the dangers of this chemical and its ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #6

I kindof suspect the Chinese gov't didn't know about it. Calista241 Oct 2018 #15

Dry Cleaners used it for years. I also remember it being packaged for home use as spot remover. AKing Oct 2018 #8

I used it in the 70's KT2000 Oct 2018 #9

Bought a new ac last spring to eliminate using R22.. Maxheader Oct 2018 #10