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TIL a trick for stubborn ribbon cable connectors that everyone says is wrong
I used a tiny drop of isopropyl alcohol on a Q-tip to loosen a seized avionics bay connector last Tuesday, and it worked perfectly, even though the old heads in my hangar swear it'll damage the plastic.
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charlie_stone725d ago
You said it loosened a seized connector, but that sounds like it was just stuck from age or grime. Isopropyl alcohol is a safe solvent for that, it evaporates fast and doesn't hurt most plastics. The old heads might be thinking of harsher chemicals.
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blair_butler475d ago
Wasn't there a maintenance bulletin about that? I heard some older plastics can get brittle with alcohol over time.
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