is it safe to use 70% isopropyl rubbing alcohol to clean thermal paste
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Sakkura
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Most people probably use pure isopropanol? No need for overpriced specific cleaning stuff, and the 70% stuff is just not quite as good.
@OP it's safe, but pure isopropanol would be better. The less pure stuff can leave a slight residue and potentially affect cooling a little afterwards.
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The only "problem" with 70% is that the extra water will take a while longer to evaporate. Quicker drying time is the main motivation for using more volatile solvents. Many PCB assembly plants use water-soluble flux for assembly and mostly water as the PCB cleaning solvent. Distilled water is also fine as long as you didn't spill salt or anything else water-soluble that can make it conductive on the board.
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