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