| | | | | We use them, but we never thought about them. | | | WHAT ARE THEY? The hand lotion we provide for our operators. | | | BACKGROUND: Operators hands take a beating. They | | | 1 Work in a humidity controlled 35 to 50%RH environment that is drying | | | 2 Wash before and after breaks, minimum | | | 3 Are sometimes elbow deep, even though they're not supposed to be, in fluxes and other hazardous materials | | | 4 Other stuff | | | Civilian hand lotions leave non-ionic residues on boards. So a specialized hand lotion is required. | | | SITUATION: Some peddler recommended a lotion and we've used it since. Happy campers. | | | QUESTIONS FOR Y'ALL: What are these lotions? Why aren't they greasy? Or are they greasy and we just haven't noticed it? Are there different base formualtions? Is one better etc etc | | | TTYL | | | Dave F | | Hi ya Dave! | | So you want to know whutz in those lotions huh? Hmmmm...I don't know if I should be giving these secrets away like this...lemme think about it for a minute...................okay, I'll tell ya'...but you gotta promise not to tell anybody, okay? | | Come on, PROMISE!...and un-cross those fingers too! (geeze, he thinks I just fell offa the cabbage truck yesterday!) Okay, here's the secret ingredient: Toe-jam....that's right, that funky stuff that grows between yer toes!! | | Naw, I was just joshin' ya! Actually, it's a bunch of stuff that has names so long that I can't pronounce them right...kinda' like the stuff you read on the back of a box of Coco-puffs in the mornin'....seriously! | | The main things they keep out of "ESD" lotions is lanolin and silicone for obvious reasons, (solder problems...) | | If you really want to know the nitty-gritty stuff that's in there, just click on the link below, it's a MSDS for the stuff. That's right, a MSDS!!! I don't know 'bout you, but I tend to get the heebie-jeebies slathering lotion on myself that has a MSDS!! | | -Steve "Dry-skin" Gregory- | Steve Sweetie, we also have some stuff for those gawd awful bags under your eyes. | The real questions are: | Do these lotions work? If so, how can you tell? | Is one better than the next? If so, whose is better? | Dave "IC Lotion" F
you guys are silly.... ;-) we use a lotion called Hand Guard from Chemtronics. If someone has dry skin, the constant monitor will do a constant irritating beep until lotion is applied. So the stuff does work. -Sherry
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