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In general, no. While pre-saturated wipes are very convenient, they usually do not deliver the perfect cleaning results that fiber optic end-faces require. The most popular pre-saturated wipes are similar to the wipes seafood restaurants offer after dinner, to clean patrons hands. These pre-saturated wipes often contain microscopic oily residues extracted from the plastic packaging,…
Absolutely. MicroCare offers a full line of standard, OEM-compatible wiping rolls. MicroCare offers stencil rolls for every popular make and model of stencil printer. These will fit the MPM/Speedline family of printers, plus Ekra, DEK, Panasonic, Fuji and others. If you have an unusual machine, we would be pleased to develop a roll that will…
While casual and intermittent skin contact with most of the MicroCare cleaners does not represent a significant health risk, wearing gloves is certainly is a good practice, especially if skin contact is likely and prolonged. This is particularly true when cleaning stencils by hand, using the presaturated wipes. Gloves, splash goggles, aprons (when handling open drums) and…
Yes, we do have presaturated wipe refills. MicroCare offers different types of presaturated wipes featuring our most popular fluids and four of these have refills. The refills are important because they allow you to re-use the plastic tubs, which reduces costs by approximately 25%-35%. They also help you protect the planet by eliminating solid waste.The…
It’s OK to use an aerosol fiber optic duster, sometimes called an “air duster” or “canned air”, to clean keyboards and blow dust out of racks, but don’t use it on end-faces.A dry aerosol blast will not remove wet liquid contamination such as fingerprint oils. It does not have static-dissipative properties so it may add…
Why do engineers like dip-and-brush so much? Because they THINK it works fine and it appears to be inexpensive. Many don't know there are better alternatives to IPA and a brush. In fact, there are three things wrong with dip-and-brush cleaning: the process, the tool and the solvent. Let's take a look...If You Can't Rinse,…