On Nov 7, 18:06, Jim Davis wrote:
> I've used it to clean print heads on epson printers. Works in most
> cases. The complete rundown on 409 can be found at
> http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~jsmith/MSDS/FORMULA%20409%20CLEANER.htm
> One possible problem, Sodium Hydroxide < .5% could be damaging and
> corrosive
> to metalic parts.
About the only common material that sodium hydroxide will attack is
aluminium, and then only when concentrated or exposure is reasonably long;
it has no effect on copper, steel, etc.
Unfortunately, the rundown you suggest only accounts for about 15% of the
ingredients :-(
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Thu Nov 08 2001 - 02:19:08 GMT