holly Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 wanting some to clean the servos on remote helicopters , wheres the best place to get it from ? years ago i got it from the chemists for cleaning vhs/beta video heads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Ebay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Can't you just use meths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Mother Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Boots. Perhaps screwfix/toolstation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Can't you just use meths? never thought of meths and i have over a gallon in the garage (hot smoker fuel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 RainX demisting/anti-fog solution (Halfords) is mostly isopropyl alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Ebay... Yep, thats where I get mine too. Very useful stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Yep, thats where I get mine too. Very useful stuff. They sell most useful chemicals on there these days, real shops just don't seem to bother anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 They sell most useful chemicals on there these days, real shops just don't seem to bother anymore. its probably because of h & s , cosh etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I got gallons of the stuff we buy it in 25 litre x 10 and sell it in 1/2 or bottles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 your not drinking it are you :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 your not drinking it are you :lol: not yet , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 not yet , :lol: ,nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowblind66 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 The wipes in first aid kits are soaked in IPA the type the doc uses pre injection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I use to clean my servos with a stuff called Trueclean you should be able to get it from your hobby/model shop BTW why are your servos so dirty in your heli ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) CPC/Farnell or any decent industrial supplier (or Maplin) http://www.maplin.co.uk/tape-head-and-disc-drive-cleaner-29011 http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=411+2005+206600&Ntk=gensearch&Ntt=isopropyl&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&getResults=true Edited May 21, 2013 by HDAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypaint Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Autobrite sell it as a pre cleaner before valeting a car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Whiskey women sex and isoprop all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Petrol works well also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) Cancelled getting products mixed up EDIT missed word Edited May 22, 2013 by Sha Bu Le Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 tramps used to nick this stuff where i worked at a foundry, we'd see them passed out on the street on the way in to work some mornings. surgical spirit is similar if not the same stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 I use to clean my servos with a stuff called Trueclean you should be able to get it from your hobby/model shop BTW why are your servos so dirty in your heli ? there not your standard sealed servos there in a micro helicopter a blade mcpx v2 flybarless heli they operate in the same way a sliding volume control on a 1990s tv work and they commonly need cleaning as they get jittery . as for an hobby shop they have long gone round my area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-uk Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Brake/clutch cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 i had a V1 mcpx, it was a cow to fly. how's the V2? did the mods sort the wobbles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 the v2 seems steady enough its something to fly in the back garden when bored . its a lot different to my nitro , also got a blade 400 and a blade msr the msr is hard to control it suffers from toilet bowl effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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