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Brake cleaners - Gene - 07-26-2009
Back in the mid 90s, some of the electric motor cleaners was very close to how brake clean is. One practice day at Radio Active, one of my buddies that i introduced to r/c cars had his b2 there. Half way through the day, he was smoking a cigarette and cleaning his motor. He was 16 at the time and just dropped down and had a seizure. He wasn't eptileptic (I spelled it phonetically cause I dont want to google it). That motor cleaner back in the day was some harsh shit. He was rushed to the E-room later he was found to be okay and no lasting harm was done (i think but I havent seen him in over 12 years so I can be for sure, but I think he's fine)
I ran across this post on anther forum and had to share my experiance and this link with you guys. In the R/C world the chemicals that we deal with isn't that harsh anymore but they are however still chemicals that can react with something else albiet heat, o2 or another non toxic chemical and become something bad. Just like the article below just make sure you read the warning lables. I'm a welder by trade so this really struck a nerve in me.
Quote:Folks,
This is old news to you old- timers, but has been brought up recently on the e30M3 SIG, and thought it would be helpful to pass along here.
Chlorinated brake cleaner is very evil stuff when welding, and and try to use non- chlorinated brake cleaner in general. Most stuff is non- chlorinated these days, anyhow.
http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm
(from a cool, independent bicycle frame builder).
Brake cleaners - BJoe - 07-27-2009
Saw something about that on NAXJA the other day, kinda scarey.
Brake cleaners - J-Dub - 07-27-2009
reminds us how fatal all of our "useful" creations can be, as humans, Lol