Star Tech Journal

REMOVING SOLDER
HANDY STORAGE
F'Lux
CONTAINERS
SAFELY
Conrad Storz
Storz Novelty
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Bill Eaton
SUBJECT
Attention everyone! Fluorocarbon based sol-
vents are being phased out of the electronic
industry with a target date of 1993.
About those containers you needed for small
parts, go to a Target or a K-Mart and check in
the sporting goods department. I have found
that the boxes sold for fishing use to be
mighty handy.
Most of them are made of the same plastic as
the VCR tape boxes, but they have a real
hinge instead of the flexed edge used for VCR
tape boxes. They are also made of thicker
material.
Additionally, they are divided into different
interior compartments to allow you to keep
the nuts from mixing with the screws (and
lord knows what can happen then!).
Another box I found has two lids on opposite
sides with 15 compartments. The compart-
ments each will hold 5 fuses. Two other com-
partments will hold even more. This one
small box holds every fuse that I need for
99% of my repairs, and it's easy to see which
fuses you need when you get back to the
shop.
Murphy's Law #1201
NDI
Laguna Hills, California
All service managers are encouraged to
explore other avenues to reduce the use of
fluorocarbons. (Fluorocarbons are proven to
be responsible for the destruction of our
fragile Ozone layer).
Cramco is currently distributing "No-Clean"
solder. It's the same price as regular solder.
Chemtool is working on a freeze mist based
on liquid nitrogen and a solvent with a
Methyl Chloride base.
Rolin/MMs has more information on the
solder and are currently shipping some
FREE samples. Their number is 213-927-
2245.
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