Hi All,
I have an EP-1 eprom programmer from BP Microsystems.
The rubber feet melted. It was in my closet. I have no clue how it got
that hot, or if they
are just some composition for them to melt.
My question is how do I clean this up? Acetone, paint thinner? I scraped
off the feet, so ther
>
> heat gun and some acitone?
>
Dichloromethane (methylene dichloride) should take it right off.
Personally, I'd just charge up a buffing wheel with some aluminum oxide
and buff the stuff off and polish the metal.
steel wool might accomplish the same thing.
--Chuck
Hello Adrian,
Am 01.11.2020 um 07:49 schrieb Adrian Stoness via cctalk
:
> heat gun and some acitone?
With that recipe, he’s likely to suffer from too much heat through actual
flames. Acetone is very flammable, and now combine that with a heat gun.
In addition, Acetone is very aggressive towa
Hello Kelly,
Am 27.10.2020 um 18:14 schrieb Kelly Fergason via cctalk
:
> The rubber feet melted. It was in my closet. I have no clue how it got that
> hot, or if they are just some composition for them to melt.
Some kind of rubber loses elasticity over the years by having prolonged contact
At 12:14 PM 27/10/2020 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I have an EP-1 eprom programmer from BP Microsystems.
>
>The rubber feet melted. It was in my closet. I have no clue how it got
>that hot, or if they
>are just some composition for them to melt.
>
>My question is how do I clean this up? Aceton
On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 12:14:41PM -0500, Kelly Fergason via cctalk wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have an EP-1 eprom programmer from BP Microsystems.
>
> The rubber feet melted. It was in my closet. I have no clue how it got
> that hot, or if they
> are just some composition for them to melt.
>
> My
On 11/1/20 5:43 AM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote:
> At 12:14 PM 27/10/2020 -0500, you wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have an EP-1 eprom programmer from BP Microsystems.
>>
>> The rubber feet melted. It was in my closet. I have no clue how it got
>> that hot, or if they
>> are just some composition for
On 11/1/20 5:43 AM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote:
> It's not heat. Just some rubber types degrade chemically over time. Cross
> links between the long
> chain hydrocarbons break, and the solid turns to a semi-liquid. Very sticky
> liquid.
>
> I presume the body of your eprom programmer is painte
> The rubber feet melted.
[…]
> I have no clue how it got that hot, or if they are just some composition for
> them to melt. My question is how do I clean this up?
It is probably not heat that melted the rubber. It’s likely degradation.
Some rubber parts get dry and break, some parts sort of „me
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