canned air and compressed air

[lostdaze]

Ive read on this forum using canned air is bad and it contains dangerous chemicals which can be left behind on your atty.

Ive also read read that compressed from a shop air compressor can ruin the wick on your atty.

Maybe someone here can help us out on these issues of using compressed air on attys.

Just a thought for people using compressed air when cleaning attys

 

[Kent C]

Ive read on this forum using canned air is bad and it contains dangerous chemicals which can be left behind on your atty.

Ive also read read that compressed from a shop air compressor can ruin the wick on your atty.

Maybe someone here can help us out on these issues of using compressed air on attys.

Just a thought for people using compressed air when cleaning attys

You could look up 'bitterant' and find the chemical 'sheet' on it - but I think it just tastes bad rather than being dangerous because the reason it was added was for new age glue sniffers basically and I doubt they'd add something that would harm. That said- that 'bitterant' on an atty could be really bitter and I did hear that it does cause a film on metal as does isopropyl, btw which is more dangerous in quantity.

As far as the shop air compressor - the coil inside the atty has wires attached/soldered -they are small wires the coil itself is small - enough air pressure will break these things. There was one post on shop air compressor on how to crank down the pressure or to use something in line to do that. I just blow it out by mouth. That gets the fluid out pretty well. As for other stuff, I let the vodka dissolve it.

 

[j0ker]

Kent is correct. It's not deadly or I would be dead right now! It really taste bad too, so I wouldn't even consider using it again.

 

[lostdaze]

Thanks guys,

I just read a post people saying they are using canned air, thought I would make a post to help keep anyone from getting sick or something.

Ive used compressed air on my atty to dry it out before and didnt have any problems but I did keep it under 40lbs pressure.
Afterwards it didnt seen to wick very well anymore, Im wondering if maybe I destroyed some of the fibers in the wick with the pressure.

Lately Ive just been rinsing in pga (pure grain alcohol) and blowing dry by mouth.
I found it to be a quick easy way, that dries fast.

 

[Kent C]

Thanks guys,

I just read a post people saying they are using canned air, thought I would make a post to help keep anyone from getting sick or something.

Ive used compressed air on my atty to dry it out before and didnt have any problems but I did keep it under 40lbs pressure.
Afterwards it didnt seen to wick very well anymore, Im wondering if maybe I destroyed some of the fibers in the wick with the pressure.

Lately Ive just been rinsing in pga (pure grain alcohol) and blowing dry by mouth.
I found it to be a quick easy way, that dries fast.

Unless you're 'reviving' from the dead, the last - PGA and blowing dry by mouth is about all you should do to an atty, imho. If it's dead, yeah, go for it, but don't publish your results in the new member forum ;-)