Re: Safe to use WD40 as switch or potentiometer cleaner?

From: gothika (Vampyres_at_nettaxi.com)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:01:48 -0500

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 03:29:52 GMT, Ken Weitzel <kweitzel@shaw.ca>
wrote:

>
>
>Woody wrote:
>
>> "Ken G." <goodguyy@webtv.net> wrote in message
>> news:18920-41234F7B-2@storefull-3258.bay.webtv.net...
>>
>>>There is a large ``cult`` against wd40 because someone chose to start it
>>>then the rest have not tried it and are hell bent that it wont work .
>>>
>>>For ordinary pot , switch , control cleaning wd40 works fine . More is
>>>not better . It does not leave gunk behind .
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> The old favourite was carbon tetrachloride (if you can still get it) with a
>> drop if machine oil in it - usually one drop of 3-in-1 in a teaspoonful of
>> CTC.
>
>Yikes! Scary scary stuff!
>
>Carbon tet has been banned here since I was a
>young fellow, and that was back about the time
>they invented dirt :) Or dirty controls, anyway :)
>
>Don't even think about buying it. And if you should
>happen to have some, please get rid of it. Safely.
>Call your hazardous waste folks.
>
>Ken

Geez Ken, there are some of us who can and do handle hazardous
materials in our work every day.
Carbon Tet is way down on the list of some of the hazardous materials
I've used.
Just avoid ignition devices around it and have plenty of ventilation
to avoid breathing any of the fumes.
Look up the MSDS on use and handling and you'll be fine.

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