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From: gene@cooper.cooper.EDU (Gene (the Spook) )
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Mercury and (real) dimes
Message-ID: <2213@cooper.cooper.EDU>
Date: 27 Feb 90 22:20:02 GMT
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in article <89936@psuecl.bitnet>, peg@psuecl.bitnet (PAUL E. GANTER) says:
>                              Anyway, if you get the mercury on the gold,
> it very quickly removes it!
> 
> We tried this with various other materials in preparation to build our
> own probe.  We went with aluminum as it appeared unaffected by mercury.
> 
> Just thought I'd throw that in....

Also, if you want a rather expensive but heatless desolderer, try a bit
of mercury as well.  We previously used solder as a means of sopping up
spilled mercury.  This way, you could scoop up some mushy glop instead of
chasing around teeny balls of pure mercury.  Loads of fun.

							Gene