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Revd. Norle Enturbulata wrote:
As I said, even at the Rx (prescription) counter - it's where I used to
get it in the US.

Ah. Doesn't mean much in the UK.

Over the regular counter the stuff is only 70% with
water. I don't want no steenking water residue on my heads! So I
always went to the pharmacist counter to get the 90% alcohol.

The stuff I got was branded Isopropanol BP (Propan-2-OL). I can't see why
a chemist would stock a diluted version.

It wasn't
until I saw the supply I brought with me starting to dwindle that I
started checking around, only to be told it was a "controlled
substance".

Many poisons are controlled substances if you try and buy them in their
'neat' forms.

And given the bizarre nature of some regulations in the
UK/EU - like the one prohibiting a wall light switch inside a bathroom!

Given the appalling standards - or lack of them - for US wiring, I'd keep
quiet about that. ;-)

Priceless! - I'd come to think I was going to have to either smuggle
some in, or use a lot of those awful "cleaning tapes".

When tape machines were common in broadcasting, we didn't use IP anyway
for any of the tape path or head cleaning - there are dozens of
alternatives. Usually in an aerosol, but also available in bulk - say 5
litre containers. AF or similar. Check out RS Components, etc.

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Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn