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Cleaning coolpaste

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Scellica, 18 Jul 2004.

  1. Scellica

    Scellica What's a Dremel?

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    I've got a bottle of 100% pure isopropylalcohol to clean the compound of my cpu. Do you guys know what the best proportion of IPA is? (how much IPA mixed with water or any other fluid...)

    thx
     
    Scellica, 18 Jul 2004
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  2. Jedi

    Jedi What's a Dremel?

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    water down??? i would just use it pure, use a cotton-bud or something similar, dip in the isopropylalcohol and apply to the cpu
     
    Jedi, 18 Jul 2004
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  3. Narsil

    Narsil What's a Dremel?

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    r u sure, i always thought that you had to water it down...
     
    Narsil, 19 Jul 2004
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  4. TMM

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    just use it pure. Watering it down will only give you trouble as its going to take longer to completely evapourate.

    on a side note, alcohol has only a very very small amount of residue, but many people do a final clean with Pure water to remove the residue. although you must make sure its 100% dry before applying new thermalpaste when using water ;)

    i've always cleaned my cpu's with 100% alcohol, then waited 30seconds for it to evapourate, and never had a problem.
     
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    TMM, 19 Jul 2004
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