Use caution with WD-40. It is highly flammable. Never spray
it on anything that is powered up.=20

Allen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-
> bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Sean Breheny
> Sent: Friday, April 7, 2017 11:54 AM
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: RE: [EE] Servicing an organ, WD-40 or RP7
> everywhere
>=20
> I would try anhydrous isopropanol to rinse off wd40. Do it
in
> a few test
> spots first because there are a few plastics which can be
> crazed by ipa
> (acrylic is the only one I know off-hand) I believe that
the
> main solvent
> used in wd40 is n-hexane (also called just hexane - the
lower
> case n stands
> for normal as opposed to the several isohexanes). You can
> definitely get
> hexane cheaply in quantity but I am not so sure about
> compatibility with
> plastics.
> On Apr 7, 2017 11:44 AM, "Van Horn, David" <
> david.vanhorn@backcountryaccess.com> wrote:
>=20
> > Ah, WD-40.  Satan in a can.
> >
> > I don't know how you'd do it exactly, but a thorough
> cleaning is in order.
> > DeOxit is what I use for small jobs, and what I use
where
> most people
> > think WD-40 should be used, but it would be
prohibitively
> expensive for a
> > job that size.
> >
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