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Re: PB BLaster Warning!
WD40 will eat through styrofoam!
Tried using those old styrofoam coolers as a cleaner bath to soak some parts in. Lo and behold I ended up mopping all the guck up after it ate through the cooler bottom! "Shaggie" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message news:njnfg0lc1m5utp8jv8bg2rbc1gea6fdv3g@4ax.com... > On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:03:09 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> > wrote: > > >So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection. > > > >So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually knocks > >something loose when this happens. > > > >A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'..... > > > >Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the > >USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like > >WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub. > > > >The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that > >came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away! > > > >So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for > >electrical plugs. > > > >Mike > >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > It's fun to squirt it in a styrofoam cup... :-) > > > -- > > Less drivel, more Dremel. > Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, > and furthermore always carry a small snake. > - W.C. Fields |
Re: PB BLaster Warning!
WD40 will eat through styrofoam!
Tried using those old styrofoam coolers as a cleaner bath to soak some parts in. Lo and behold I ended up mopping all the guck up after it ate through the cooler bottom! "Shaggie" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message news:njnfg0lc1m5utp8jv8bg2rbc1gea6fdv3g@4ax.com... > On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:03:09 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> > wrote: > > >So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection. > > > >So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually knocks > >something loose when this happens. > > > >A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'..... > > > >Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the > >USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like > >WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub. > > > >The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that > >came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away! > > > >So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for > >electrical plugs. > > > >Mike > >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > It's fun to squirt it in a styrofoam cup... :-) > > > -- > > Less drivel, more Dremel. > Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, > and furthermore always carry a small snake. > - W.C. Fields |
Re: PB BLaster Warning!
WD40 will eat through styrofoam!
Tried using those old styrofoam coolers as a cleaner bath to soak some parts in. Lo and behold I ended up mopping all the guck up after it ate through the cooler bottom! "Shaggie" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message news:njnfg0lc1m5utp8jv8bg2rbc1gea6fdv3g@4ax.com... > On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:03:09 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> > wrote: > > >So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection. > > > >So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually knocks > >something loose when this happens. > > > >A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'..... > > > >Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the > >USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like > >WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub. > > > >The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that > >came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away! > > > >So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for > >electrical plugs. > > > >Mike > >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > It's fun to squirt it in a styrofoam cup... :-) > > > -- > > Less drivel, more Dremel. > Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, > and furthermore always carry a small snake. > - W.C. Fields |
Re: PB BLaster Warning!
Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection. > > So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually knocks > something loose when this happens. > > A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'..... > > Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the > USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like > WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub. > > The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that > came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away! > > So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for > electrical plugs. Yep. That's why they make "contact cleaner". :) PB is for use only on ferrous metal. -- DougW |
Re: PB BLaster Warning!
Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection. > > So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually knocks > something loose when this happens. > > A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'..... > > Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the > USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like > WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub. > > The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that > came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away! > > So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for > electrical plugs. Yep. That's why they make "contact cleaner". :) PB is for use only on ferrous metal. -- DougW |
Re: PB BLaster Warning!
Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection. > > So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually knocks > something loose when this happens. > > A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'..... > > Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the > USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like > WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub. > > The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that > came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away! > > So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for > electrical plugs. Yep. That's why they make "contact cleaner". :) PB is for use only on ferrous metal. -- DougW |
Re: PB BLaster Warning!
Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection. > > So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually knocks > something loose when this happens. > > A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'..... > > Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the > USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like > WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub. > > The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that > came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away! > > So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for > electrical plugs. Yep. That's why they make "contact cleaner". :) PB is for use only on ferrous metal. -- DougW |
Re: PB BLaster Warning!
WD-40 is technically classified as a solvent, not a lubricant, so WD-40
eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :) Jerry -- Jerry Bransford PP-ASEL N6TAY See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:hNUNc.1290241$Ar.491100@twister01.bloor.is.ne t.cable.rogers.com... > WD40 will eat through styrofoam! > > Tried using those old styrofoam coolers as a cleaner bath to soak some parts > in. Lo and behold I ended up mopping all the guck up after it ate through > the cooler bottom! > > > "Shaggie" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message > news:njnfg0lc1m5utp8jv8bg2rbc1gea6fdv3g@4ax.com... > > On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:03:09 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> > > wrote: > > > > >So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection. > > > > > >So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually knocks > > >something loose when this happens. > > > > > >A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'..... > > > > > >Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the > > >USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like > > >WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub. > > > > > >The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that > > >came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away! > > > > > >So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for > > >electrical plugs. > > > > > >Mike > > >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > > >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > > > It's fun to squirt it in a styrofoam cup... :-) > > > > > > -- > > > > Less drivel, more Dremel. > > Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, > > and furthermore always carry a small snake. > > - W.C. Fields > > |
Re: PB BLaster Warning!
WD-40 is technically classified as a solvent, not a lubricant, so WD-40
eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :) Jerry -- Jerry Bransford PP-ASEL N6TAY See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:hNUNc.1290241$Ar.491100@twister01.bloor.is.ne t.cable.rogers.com... > WD40 will eat through styrofoam! > > Tried using those old styrofoam coolers as a cleaner bath to soak some parts > in. Lo and behold I ended up mopping all the guck up after it ate through > the cooler bottom! > > > "Shaggie" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message > news:njnfg0lc1m5utp8jv8bg2rbc1gea6fdv3g@4ax.com... > > On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:03:09 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> > > wrote: > > > > >So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection. > > > > > >So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually knocks > > >something loose when this happens. > > > > > >A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'..... > > > > > >Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the > > >USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like > > >WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub. > > > > > >The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that > > >came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away! > > > > > >So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for > > >electrical plugs. > > > > > >Mike > > >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > > >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > > > It's fun to squirt it in a styrofoam cup... :-) > > > > > > -- > > > > Less drivel, more Dremel. > > Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, > > and furthermore always carry a small snake. > > - W.C. Fields > > |
Re: PB BLaster Warning!
WD-40 is technically classified as a solvent, not a lubricant, so WD-40
eating through styrofoam doesn't surprise me. :) Jerry -- Jerry Bransford PP-ASEL N6TAY See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:hNUNc.1290241$Ar.491100@twister01.bloor.is.ne t.cable.rogers.com... > WD40 will eat through styrofoam! > > Tried using those old styrofoam coolers as a cleaner bath to soak some parts > in. Lo and behold I ended up mopping all the guck up after it ate through > the cooler bottom! > > > "Shaggie" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message > news:njnfg0lc1m5utp8jv8bg2rbc1gea6fdv3g@4ax.com... > > On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:03:09 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> > > wrote: > > > > >So I went to log on to the internet this morning and had no connection. > > > > > >So I hollered at my kid upstairs to check the hub out, he usually knocks > > >something loose when this happens. > > > > > >A couple minutes later I hear an 'oh ----'..... > > > > > >Well, he had found a can of PB Blaster someone brought me up from the > > >USA that I had stashed for those tough bolts and decided to use it like > > >WD40 as a contact cleaner in the LAN hub. > > > > > >The stuff dissolved all the LAN cable plugs!!!! He pulled and all that > > >came out was the wires and pins, the plugs had melted away! > > > > > >So be warned, the stuff is a good penetrant, but is 'really' bad for > > >electrical plugs. > > > > > >Mike > > >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > > >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > > > It's fun to squirt it in a styrofoam cup... :-) > > > > > > -- > > > > Less drivel, more Dremel. > > Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, > > and furthermore always carry a small snake. > > - W.C. Fields > > |
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