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From: hwt@bnr-public.uucp (Henry Troup)
Newsgroups: rec.ham-radio,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Repairing Intermittent Circuit Boards
Message-ID: <258@bnr-fos.UUCP>
Date: 31 Jan 89 16:43:11 GMT
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In article <2910@hound.UUCP> wa2sff@hound.UUCP (J.WILKES) writes:
>Does anyone have any ideas or know of non-freon based "freeze"?
>

This is a real problem - As Joe says, freon is nasty to the ozone. 
The previous "Solution" to the freezer spray was vinyl chloride -
a carcinogen.
 
Dry ice would do to cool the whole board, but not readily usable
for component by component testing.
 
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