Talk:Fluorinert

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Fluorinert is great


 * What about Formic acid? Thanx 68.39.174.91 18:47, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Can you fully dry electronic components after you pull them out of Fluorinert and use them on air or are they "lost" forever once you put them in Fluorinert? How long does it take to dry them?

In the late 1980's and early 90's I worked on two Cray 2 computers (#2015 and 2028). On a monthly basis the Cray hardware guys would bring them down for maintenance. They pulled modules that had memory errors and replaced them with spares. After they brought the Cray back online, they would take apart and repair the failed modules, test them, and then put them back on the shelf as a spare. So pulling them out of the Fluorinert and working on them dry did not seem to harm them at all. I don't know how long it took to dry them, but the Cray guys said that the Fluorinert evaporated quickly, so they had to add a couple of gallons every month to the Crays to replace what evaporated from the sealed system. TechieDad (talk) 04:42, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

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Use as blood plasma and other medical uses
I was told by the gentlemen who run our Crays that they use it on premature babies who's lungs do not work yet to expand them and allow them to breath, AND that it can be used to replace blood plasma. I was in the military at the time and I was told the military did experiment with it but would not use it in the field because of its possible flammable/explosive properties.

Can anyone confirm any of these claims with any sources?

Thanks Joegas (talk) 12:52, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

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