If you were to buy polycarbonate dissolving stuff in a metal container it would probably be epoxy lined...... Suggest using disposables as the fixture holes or linings for same. e.g. syringe needles or flex tubing or something, and just change as required. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Pauls" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 4:27 PM Subject: [TN] Epoxy and Polycarbonate > Good morning all, > > I have a polycarbonate fixture here used for potting connectors with a two > part epoxy material. After some use, the epoxy needs to be cleaned out of > the fixture holes. Right now, a drill is used, but does nasty things on > the hole tolerances. Do any of you chemically minded people know of a > solvent which will dissolve an epoxy coating, but which will not harm a > polycarbonate? > > Doug Pauls > Rockwell Collins > SillyCorn Valley > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL > Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------