Orson Cart wrote:

isw wrote:


At least some (perhaps not all) methylated hydrocarbons are completely

non-flammable, and also are heavier than water and will not mix with
it.
I am sure that is true of methylene chloride.

Be careful, though; it is a powerful solvent, removing, among other

things, *all* the oil from your skin, if you have much contact with
it.
It is absorbed through the skin, too, and hurts/burns.

It may also neatly soften or dissolve a lot of the plastics used in

electronics; I don't know.

Isaac

Methylene chloride is definitely not for electronic components.
It is used a paint stripper. I am sure it would require rinsing
off quickly with another solvent, otherwise your PCB would be
fuggered.
The sadly-missed chloro/fluoro-carbon cleaners would not damage the useful
stuff like plastics, rubber, lacquer, metal, paper et ecetera.

plus they didn't leave condensation- not really sure how they evporated
and took the water with them.