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17-09-2013, 07:48 PM
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Did it definitely come from inside the machine during shipping?. From the description and appearance it looks like a soft hot melt adhesive or PIB polymer. Was it on the packaging? I doubt it is a silicone as you need to cool it well below freezing for it to stiffen up. Anyone have an IR spectrometer? 
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17-09-2013, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by sjastro
How long did you leave the water and detergent on the surface?
Detergents take time to bond to the grease.
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15 mins, then an hour, then overnight. Didn't touch it.
The scanner light source is LED. The drip trail goes back up to the ptr rollers near the top of the machine. You can see them in the picture.
No real chance it came from outside, the scanner has a door on the front that closes like a fridge. There is no goo on the outside of the door or the top of the scanner.
It is a 35mm movie film scanner, so no paper or anything enters the machine.
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17-09-2013, 08:10 PM
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The scanner is about 180cm high and 400kg
This is the brochure if anyone is interested
http://www.rtico.com/imager/IMAGER-XE.pdf
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17-09-2013, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Irish stargazer
Did it definitely come from inside the machine during shipping?. From the description and appearance it looks like a soft hot melt adhesive or PIB polymer. Was it on the packaging? I doubt it is a silicone as you need to cool it well below freezing for it to stiffen up. Anyone have an IR spectrometer? |
Yep, I have one and have offered to analyse the goo.
I could also get my hands on a portable Raman spectrometer if needed.
Cheers
Stuart
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17-09-2013, 10:51 PM
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I work in the Petroleum industry, your assumption is incorrect.
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Not an assumption actually, gleaned from the internet, so the figure may be dodgy, but it did come from a QLD government website
http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/management...chemicals.html
PULP certainly has a fair amount of aromatics, you can smell them when you fill up.
This site says 22%...
http://discovery.kcpc.usyd.edu.au/9...._Unleaded.html
So what about my "assumption" is incorrect? Unleaded petrol in Australia, particularly PULP, contains a fair proportion of Xylenes.
I'll run a GCMS on the stuff in my fuel tank (Caltex 98) tomorrow if you want more proof.
Cheers
Stuart
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17-09-2013, 11:18 PM
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Oh, I See You Are Empty!
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Originally Posted by rat156
So what about my "assumption" is incorrect?
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Originally Posted by rat156
but you use that everyday without thinking of it
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This part.
What I do is assess fluid compositions and reservoir parameters on reservoir deliverability and volumes, plus their assocated effects on field development, environmental impact, costs and revenues.
Consequently, I tend to think about it everyday. 
I'm probably one of the few who don't complain about petrol prices... 
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17-09-2013, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by OICURMT
This part.
What I do is assess fluid compositions and reservoir parameters on reservoir deliverability and volumes, plus their assocated effects on field development, environmental impact, costs and revenues.
Consequently, I tend to think about it everyday.
I'm probably one of the few who don't complain about petrol prices... |
Good point, you're certainly one of the few people who think about it.
Cheers
Stuart
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18-09-2013, 12:38 AM
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Here's a few more to try...
Multi-purpose thinners.
WD 40.
Vaseline.
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18-09-2013, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by rat156
Yep, I have one and have offered to analyse the goo.
I could also get my hands on a portable Raman spectrometer if needed.
Cheers
Stuart
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Sorry, I missed that offer, more than happy to send you some goop!
Drop me a PM and I'll send you some 
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18-09-2013, 01:53 PM
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Film scanner .. It's not film emulsion or substrate perchance ?
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20-09-2013, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by ZeroID
Film scanner .. It's not film emulsion or substrate perchance ?
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No, not a chance. The goo wasn't there when it went into storage.
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20-09-2013, 07:48 AM
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Poita, Start a competition, charge a nominal fee for entrants.
Identify Poita's goop and how to remove it, win a prize.
Sorry, that's not helpful but it may raise a smile.
Cheers
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20-09-2013, 08:38 AM
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Novichok test rabbit
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It's oxidised xenomorph dribble.
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20-09-2013, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Baddad
Poita, Start a competition, charge a nominal fee for entrants.
Identify Poita's goop and how to remove it, win a prize.
Sorry, that's not helpful but it may raise a smile.
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 Or at least name it. I suggest 'Barney the Blob'.
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20-09-2013, 12:43 PM
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