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minus-squaredavetortoise@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoIn my experience IPA is almost always the right answer when cleaning sensitive electronic components. Haven’t used it for cleaning thermal paste specifically but it would be my go-to.
minus-squareAralakh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-27 days agoThank you! Quick edit: I don’t think I’d seen isopropyl alcohol written like that, thought you were suggesting IPA (the beer) haha.
minus-squaredavetortoise@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoYes I definitely wouldn’t recommend cleaning a CPU with pale ale 😂😂
In my experience IPA is almost always the right answer when cleaning sensitive electronic components. Haven’t used it for cleaning thermal paste specifically but it would be my go-to.
Thank you!
Quick edit: I don’t think I’d seen isopropyl alcohol written like that, thought you were suggesting IPA (the beer) haha.
Yes I definitely wouldn’t recommend cleaning a CPU with pale ale 😂😂