Re: Solvents for rubber?

["Ed Phillips" <evp-at-xxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: Fucian-at-aol-dot-com
> 
> Hi all,First I want to thank all those who helped out with answering about
> the solvants.Now I have a new problem.I have a small high voltage ps for a
> laser.It died:(Its one of those ice cube sized brick things.I got off the
> plastic shell and now its a chunk of hard High voltage rubber.Its
> black.Anything to dissolve it?Right now its in a container if 100% full
> strenght acetone.Any tips?
> 
> thanx,
> matt

	Try naptha or gasoline.  Should, at the very least, cause the rubber to
swell so you can peel it off.  Of course, if it's silicone rubber
(silastic, for example), you'll have a lot more trouble. You can also
work at it with a hot soldering iron, although that's smelly and messy.

Ed