Homebrew PCBs

>From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
>Reply-To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
>To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet printing, floor polish, ammonia
>Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 20:34:12 +0200
>
>hi
>
>i will get my empty ink cartridges on monday.
>
>they were quite expensive, 5eur per cartridge.
>but this is much cheaper then buying new.
>
>no i'm wondering what may be best do clean it.
>nobody can answer my question about ammonia?
>someone stated ammonia is good for cleaning the floor polish, please tell 
>me how much ammonia there is
>in a cleaning fluid. i have no idea. am i right assuming ammonia to be the 
>stuff which smells so much?
>i have ammonia here which is 7,5% in water and if you take a sniff it, 
>well, really you shouldn't take a
>deep breath if you don't want to spill the bottle when dropping it. i was 
>told it is also "smelling
>salt" which was used to wake up people who lost their consciousness in the 
>past.
>
>is this correct? which percentage ammonia is there in a suitable cleaning 
>solution?
>
>
>for cleaning the cartridge from original ink residue, is it suitable to use 
>alcohol?


The suppliers of ink jet refill kits sell a liquid for flushing out 
catridges before refilling them. It's probably IPA (iso-propyl alcohol). IPA 
is available from most electronic suppliers. It's also used in after-shave 
lotion, so perhaps you could try that. 8-)

Leon
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