PCB storage question

flyfishrman

flyfishrman

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I've read the posts about keeping your PCB's in sections of straw. My issue is that straws are small and difficult to pack the PCB's into. I know that petroleum jelly degrades certain materials, so I'm curious about my method of storage. I just made some PCB's and stuffed them into the fingers of a latex glove. One ball per finger then I tied them in a knot an clipped them off with scissors. Will the petroleum degrade the latex? If not, any other reasons why this might not be an acceptable means of PCB storage?
 
realstagman,

Than is a creative solution. I have no idea if the petrolium jelly (pj) will ultimately compromise the latex, but it is certainly worth a try. Let us know how they hold up.

I have made little pouches on my Food Saver vacuum sealer that have stood up to the pj for years. Then again, pj is sold in plastic jars.

-- FLIX
 
from my understanding... YES, vaseline will degrade latex.
if you are using rubber gloves maybe nitrile or vinyl gloves would work better :thumbup:
 
Try using a McDonalds straw. They're huge. I use a pencil to shove the cotton balls in there. Its really not that hard to do.
 
Jaiofspam said:
from my understanding... YES, vaseline will degrade latex.
if you are using rubber gloves maybe nitrile or vinyl gloves would work better :thumbup:
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Yes, I agree. When I worked at a car dealership, we would get bulk latex gloves for the guys in the shop. After some exposure to engine oil and other shop chemicals, the once tight-fitting latex gloves would begin to stretch out and bag. I would try vinyl ro nitrile gloves if the latex ones don't hold up.

I store my PCBs in match safes - metal and the orange plastic ones - and smaller prescription pill bottles (with non-childproof screw-on tops). These items aren't the most compact, but they work for me. The really don't take up too much space and can hold aenough PCB material for a lot of fires.
 
realstagman said:
I've read the posts about keeping your PCB's in sections of straw. My issue is that straws are small and difficult to pack the PCB's into. I know that petroleum jelly degrades certain materials, so I'm curious about my method of storage. I just made some PCB's and stuffed them into the fingers of a latex glove. One ball per finger then I tied them in a knot an clipped them off with scissors. Will the petroleum degrade the latex? If not, any other reasons why this might not be an acceptable means of PCB storage?
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One of the things they hammered into our heads in my health class in high school, "Never mix petroleum based lubricants, with condoms unless you want a baby." The same rule would apply to latex gloves for the same reason.

Sean
 
fedaykincmndr said:
I use one of those pill key fobs from the pharmacy. About 5 bucks and they work great!
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Agreed. The various Walgreen stores around here seem to carry different styles. At one, I saw some larger ones - diameter about that of a nickle, and about 1 and 1/2 inches long. They were lighter than the ones I have seen in other Walgreens - maybe aluminum vs steel? Anyway they came in a few different anodized colors which might be useful. Maybe Red for 1st aid & MP3 tabs, blue for tinder, silver for fishing kit, black for whatever ... The anodizing probably wont stand up to much abuse, but as long as there is enough color to ID, should be effective enough. They did have rubber o-rings, so seems like they should be reasonably well sealed when tightend up.
 
Back to the drawing board. These things made it one day in my truck! Glad I learned this lesson from a PCB and not an STD after reading racerx2003's post! I look forward to trying some of the other suggetions.
 
I use one of those cheap, plastic match safes. Holds about 10 PCB's and is waterproof and hi-vis orange.
 
I use different kinds of screw top plastic specimen tubes liberated from the home care nurses :) There is one like a normal test tube and another one the size on a 35mm film canister but about 15mm higher. The thing is that you might need a paper clip to get the PCB out of the thin tube :)

One could also use a gutted Turbohaler. Not a good idea though if you are allergic, inhaling PCB can be dangerous to your health :)
 
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