Pec Pads came...rubbing alcohol is ok???

[timmyquest]

Isnt it :oops: :oops:

i'm reading over the swab tutorial here: http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning

I seem to recall him saying that using it was ok

[Scottes]

Pure rubbing alcohol might be OK. Not the stuff you can buy, but the stuff a doctor or chemist can buy.

[pturton]

Test your alcohol for purity on a clean glass surface by letting it evaporate and then checking for any residue left behind. Some rubbing alcohols contain an oil additive.

Paul
http://www.iaw.com/~pturton/

[CyberDyneSystems]

In fact.. if it is called "Rubbing" alchohol.. it is NOT O-kay, as "Rubbing" alchohol by definition is NOT pure.

Rubbing Alchohol is approx 70% alc. The other 30% is water and junk.

You want Isopropyl alchohol of 90% or more.

[CyberDyneSystems]

[jcsorensen]

I couldn't get Eclipse in Hawaii, so I checked with the Photo Department at work and they recommeded Kodak lens cleaner. They use it on their sensors all the time. I went ahead and tried it and was quite pleased. Much easier to get than Eclipse, and less flamable. I used too much the first time and ended up with an evaporation ring the first time, but after a couple of tries, got it to work perfectly.

Rubbing alcohol from the store is 70% alcohol and 30% distelled water (I think that is the right mix). Most lens cleaners aren't much different, so I would imagine it should work.

[jcsorensen]

I couldn't get Eclipse in Hawaii, so I checked with the Photo Department at work and they recommeded Kodak lens cleaner. They use it on their sensors all the time. I went ahead and tried it and was quite pleased. Much easier to get than Eclipse, and less flamable. I used too much the first time and ended up with an evaporation ring the first time, but after a couple of tries, got it to work perfectly.

Rubbing alcohol from the store is 70% alcohol and 30% distelled water (I think that is the right mix). Most lens cleaners aren't much different, so I would imagine it should work.

[Chris1le]

Why not order Eclipse just to be safe? It's less than $10.

[CyberDyneSystems]

$10.00 for a few ounces..

Isopropyl @ 90% is abour $1.25 for a litre.... and it's at your local pharmacy :)

[Scottes]

$10.00 for a few ounces..

$10.00 for a lifetime supply, really. Why be stingy on your sensor?

[CyberDyneSystems]

Oh I agree.. I have Eclipse.. :wink:

But the question was asked.. :lol:

[timmyquest]

$10.00 for a few ounces..

Isopropyl @ 90% is abour $1.25 for a litre.... and it's at your local pharmacy :)

Thats what i got, it worked great

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=43299

*I just generalize it as "rubbing alcohol"