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Subject: Re: cleaning the heads
From: "Drew Panko" Drew_Panko
Date: Wed Mar 4, 2009 6:06 am ((PST))
Usually "Denatured" is ethyl alcohol not isopropyl.

I've found it a better cleaning agent then the isopropyl and use it regular=
ly.

It also is best with low water content - 90% or greater.

Don't drink it!

Drew

At 11:37 AM 3/3/2009 -0800, you wrote:
>Whoa! Denatured is a whole different kettle of fish. If accidentally
>ingested it can make you blind, I have heard, and is pretty nasty
>stuff. I have used it a lot in the past, though.
>
>Isopropyl is fine.
><L>
>Lou Judson =95 Intuitive Audio
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>On Mar 3, 2009, at 8:42 AM, Scott Fraser wrote:
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> > <<91%, not the watered down 70% stuff.>>
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> > It's worse than merely watered down. If it's sold as "Rubbing Alcohol"
> > it contains glycerin which will clog analog tape heads. The more or
> > less "pure" alcohol is sold as denatured or isopropyl & is a useful
> > fast-evaporating cleaner for a number of household chores.
> >
> > Scott Fraser
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