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     Rosenthal Engineering P.O.Box 1650, San Luis Obispo CA USA 93406
              Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1996 All rights reserved.


                          Disk Drive Cleaner


When  used with the special, NON-ABRASIVE, cleaning diskette  and  solvent
available  from Rosenthal Engineering, this program safely removes  debris
from  the  delicate  read/write heads of floppy disk  drives.  Data  loss,
unreliable  performance  and  errors can often be  traced  to  microscopic
foreign  particles;  dirt, dust, oxides and smoke that accumulate  on  the
disk drive heads.

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How to Use Disk Drive Cleaner

Copy  the  program and documentation to a working directory on  your  hard
drive. If your floppy drive ever becomes so contaminated that it will  not
read  a  floppy  diskette, you will not be able to  read  the  Disk  Drive
Cleaner program from a floppy disk either. Save it on your hard drive now!

To  safely and effectively clean a floppy disk drive, dispense five  drops
of  the cleaning solution, supplied with the kit, onto the fabric  exposed
by  the  head access slot of the special cleaning diskette.  The  cleaning
solution  is  isopropyl alcohol, so use appropriate precautions  to  avoid
heat, flames and eye contact.

Insert  the cleaner diskette into the drive normally. Different  areas  of
the  cleaning  disk  are reserved for scrubbing,  cleaning  and  polishing
operations to avoid recontaminating the progressively cleaned heads.  Only
Rosenthal  Engineering approved, NON-ABRASIVE cleaning disks may  be  used
with this program. The fabric material of these diskettes is less abrasive
than the industry specifications for the actual magnetic recording media.

Run  the Disk Drive Cleaner program from the DOS prompt. The program  will
prompt  you to enter the letter of the drive to clean. The  whole  process
takes less than four minutes to clean even the dirtiest drives.

Take out the cleaning diskette. That's it, you're done!

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How to Obtain Approved cleaning kits.

The  file  ORDER.FRM  contains a convenient order  form  to  register  the
software  and order additional cleaning kits. Only  NON-ABRASIVE  cleaning
kits, approved by Rosenthal Engineering may be used with this program.

Orders Outside the U.S.

All  international  orders  are sent by air-mail.  See  the  order  form
(ORDER.FRM) for shipping and handling rates.

Yes! Visa or Master Card can now be accepted and makes currency exchange
to US Dollars very simple.

Please be sure to make your payment in "US Dollars" either by (US) cash,
Visa  or Master Card, international money order or check drawn on  a  US
member bank. Otherwise banks want a fifty dollar processing fee to  cash
a twenty five dollar check. Sorry, euro-checks can not be processed.

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How to Try This Software Without a Cleaning Kit

The best way to determine if any program will satisfy your needs is to try
it  for  yourself. The Disk Drive Cleaner program may be run  without  any
floppy diskettes in the drive for demonstration and evaluation. A  message
warning that you have not inserted an approved, NON-ABRASIVE cleaning disk
will  be  displayed; however the program will function normally  for  your
evaluation.

To be effective, the special cleaning disk presents a running torque of at
least  0.9  ozf-in (65 gcm) with the heads loaded, so without  a  disk  in
place,  the demonstration will be considerably quieter than  normal.  Even
without  a  cleaning  diskette in place, you  should  have  no  difficulty
hearing  the drive go through its distinctly different cleaning cycles  if
you listen carefully.

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Other Methods of Disk Drive Cleaning

There are two other methods used for cleaning floppy diskette drives.  The
first  involves at least partial disassembly of the disk drive and  direct
cleaning  of  the heads and should be reserved for  technically  competent
service  personnel.  The second follows the directions printed  on  nearly
every  cleaning disk kit available, but is not as effective as  using  the
Disk Drive Cleaner program.

Obsolete Cleaning Method I

This  method involves directly cleaning the internal disk drive heads  and
mechanism  and should therefor, be left to competent technical  personnel,
regularly involved with manufacturers factory service. With the relatively
low  cost  of new disk drives, it is rarely practical to  invest  in  this
level of service, unless the drive is special or particularly expensive to
replace;  For  example, drives used in automatic  mass  disk  duplicators.
Standard  drives  may  be  easily replaced, and  new  drives  are  usually
available  for  about the same (and often less) cost of repairing  a  worn
drive.

If a drive is particularly filled with debris, say from attempting to read
a  diskette  buttered with peanut-butter and jelly, this may be  the  only
method  of salvation. The contaminated parts are gently cleaned with  soft
cotton  rags  and isopropyl alcohol. Several rags are used  so  the  parts
become  progressively cleaned with fresh clean rags. Care is made  to  not
recontaminate a freshly cleaned surface with a dirty cleaning implement.

Cleaning  the heads themselves must be done extremely  delicately.  Inside
the  outer  plastic  (Poly  Chloride) jacket  of  a  floppy  diskette,  is
substrate  material (polyethylene terephthalate), thinly (.0001 inch or  2
um  nominal)  coated  with  iron oxide (rust) and  a  binder.   The  heads
themselves are designed to make intimate contact and ride directly on  the
magnetic  medium.  A delicate spring forces the read/write heads  to  ride
against this very thin magnetic surface. Technicians must use extreme care
not  to  exceed  the  the pressure normally exerted  by  the  spring  when
burnishing the heads.

To be effective, burnishing heads must be done in-line with the read/write
head gap. A read/write head is a very small core wound with a coil of fine
wire. You can picture these tiny heads as a donut or bead (toroid) with  a
fine  slot  cut through it from the center to the outside. The  toroid  is
then embedded in a ceramic or plastic material so the slot, or head gap as
it's  called,  is exposed at a polished surface to  contact  the  magnetic
medium. The head gap rides perpendicular to the direction of travel of the
disk  lined up like the spokes of a wheel, and should be cleaned  in  that
direction.  When burnishing, the heads and cleaning fabric must be  passed
back and forth across the head gap following a radial path like the spokes
and the diskette being the wheel. Technicians cleaning the heads  directly
can  use   isopropyl alcohol and "Lintless Head Cleaning  Swabs"  (General
Cement  #GC 32-3081 or Radio Shack #44-1094). Again, use several swabs  so
the  head is not recontaminated, as the surface area of the swabs  is  far
less than that of a cleaning diskette. This burnishing should be  followed
up  with a normal cleaning using the Disk Drive Cleaning program, as  your
human  technician  (I hope this applies), can not physically  burnish  the
heads at the same high speeds the program does so effectively.

Technicians will also notice that the program will exercise the drive  and
heads with or without the cleaning disk in place. This can often be useful
when  freeing  a  drive mechanism  or  lubricating  (*SPARINGLY  PLEASE!*)
sliding and bearing parts.

Obsolete Cleaning Method II

This  is  the "smear it around" method described on the package  of  every
cleaning  disk kit I've seen. You apply their cleaning solution  to  their
paper or fabric cleaning diskette. The user then enters a DOS command like
DIR and the computer tries unsuccessfully to read the single outside track
until  it  gives up with an error. Abrasion is not generally  of  concern,
because the heads are not oscillated or burnished across the cleaning disk
and the disk only runs for about thirty seconds or less.

In  this "smear it around" method, only a very small area of the  cleaning
disk  is used, and no effort is made to reserve different portions of  the
cleaning  diskette  for progressively cleaner operations.  The  relatively
small  area  of  the cleaning diskette that is  accessed  quickly  becomes
contaminated, and the absolute maximum usage that can be squeezed out of a
cleaning  disk  is between ten and fifteen times. Dirt from the  heads  is
shared with the cleaning disk, and visa versa, until all are about equal.

With no effort made to burnish the heads against the cleaning surface in a
lateral gyrating radial motion (like cleaning spokes on a wheel) the  most
critical  head gap area is not serviced as effectively as the  Disk  Drive
Cleaner program does. The remaining residue is left to attract more debris
so  most of these "smear it around" method kits recommend repeat  cleaning
after only forty hours of use, or less.

If a disk drive becomes so contaminated that it won't read the Disk  Drive
Cleaner  reliably, you will get a DOS error message or an "Error!  Program
is  corrupt." message. The only advantage to the "smear it around"  method
is to hopefully get the disk drive clean enough to at least load the  Disk
Drive Cleaner program. It's best to keep a copy of the Disk Drive  Cleaner
on  your hard drive so you won't be depending on the same drive  that  has
become unreliable to load the program.

Other Drive Cleaning Considerations

Modern  computers  employ cooling fans to circulate air through  them  for
efficient  operation.  Unfortunately, along with the air  comes  dust  and
other particles. Sometimes the dust will accumulate sufficiently to  cause
mechanical problems with floppy disk drives. For example, there is a small
hole near the center of the diskette which the computer uses to index  and
determine the position of the rotating disk. An electric eye, made up of a
photo  cell and a (often invisible infared) light emitting  diode  watches
the  hole. Other electric eyes monitor other holes and notches  for  write
protection, media type, disk in position, etc. If dust accumulates to  the
point  that any of these electric eye sensors become obscured, they  won't
function  properly.  This  is rarely a problem, and can  be  corrected  by
simply  vacuuming the disk drive through the slot. There are  small,  cute
vacuum cleaners sold for this, but just use a standard tank and hose  type
vacuum  cleaner  with a small crevice tool attached. There is no  need  to
invade  the disk drive itself. If more cleaning is required, it should  be
done  by a competent service technician. This type of cleaning  is  rarely
required, but its description is included to be complete.

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Failures Caused by Dirty Disk Drive Heads

The floppy disk drive read/write heads actually contact the magnetic oxide
coating of the floppy diskette itself. This magnetic coating is very thin,
in  fact  the  thinner,  the  better, about  0.0001  inches  or  less.  To
understand  how thin this is, a human hair is 0.003" (30 times larger),  a
dust  particle is .0015" (15 times larger), a finger print is 0.006"  (six
times  larger) and a tobacco smoke particle 0.00025 (2 1/2 times  larger).
The  smallest  separation of the head from the oxide  coating  will  cause
errors transferring data between the head and the diskette.

Additionally diskettes are finished to a surface roughness of 3  microinch
(76 um)AA maximum.... That means shiny smooth. The diskette rubs  directly
against  the head at about 300-360 RPM, so this is no place for  dirt  and
grit  abrasive to the surface. With clean heads, a good  quality  diskette
will  typically  have life expectancy for media wear of 5  million  passes
minimum.

Clean,  well  maintained  disk  drives  are  more  reliable  and   prevent
accelerated wear and diskette deterioration.

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How Diskette Quality Affects Disk Heads

As  the  coating of magnetic oxide passes across the head gap,  a  writing
current  passed through its windings forms an electromagnet that causes  a
magnetic flux to take the most conductive path across the gap in the head.
Providing  this  gap is clean (especially of magnetic  oxides),  the  most
magnetically  conductive path is the surface of the oxide  coating,  which
becomes magnetized and remains so even after the disk is removed. The data
is stored as high as 17,436 bits (1's and 0's) per inch on a surface  less
than one sixth the thickness of a finger print.

Reading  the information back off the diskette is even more  critical.  As
the  magnetic medium passes across the head gap, the very tiny  magnetized
particles induce a voltage in the read/write head which recovers the data.
As  the dirt builds up between the magnetic medium and the  critical  head
gap, the effective clipping rate deteriorates.

The industry standard (ANSI) sets the minimum magnetic clipping level  for
diskettes  at  40%. Typically a better quality diskette will be  rated  at
least  60% and some even as good as 70%. A good judge of the quality of  a
diskette is the guaranteed minimum clipping level, but you'll have to  ask
the manufacturer.

A  dropout  (which is a loss of data) is defined as signal level  with  an
insufficient amplitude to be read consistently by the system. For example,
a signal written at 6.0 volts and read back at 2.4 volts represents a  60%
loss  in  signal amplitude, which means a signal of 40% remaining  (a  40%
clipping  level).  When dirt accumulates at the head  gap,  the  recovered
signal  deteriorates  rapidly  and when a clipping rate  falls  below  the
industry standard, it is considered a missing bit (drop out) error.

Another  error  that  increases  as  the  disk  read/write  heads   become
contaminated  affects  the  peak voltage variance,  or  modulation  error.
Modulation  is the difference (or variation) from the average signal.  For
example,  if an average signal level produced when a diskette  passes  the
head  gap is 6.0 volts, but within a five millisecond time span  rises  to
6.6 volts, a modulation error of 10% has been measured. This error  causes
inaccurate write/read responses and becomes especially pronounced when the
diskette is of low quality, damaged, irregular or the heads were not clean
when the disk was recorded.

With  the  close  tolerances required to  write  and  recover  information
between  the  heads  and the diskette, the  importance  of  using  quality
diskettes and periodically cleaning disk drives is obvious.

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How to Handle and Store Diskettes

1) No smoking.

Tobacco  smoke  is  one  of the worst substances  for  causing  damage  to
diskettes.  Smoke particles are about two to three times the thickness  of
the diskettes magnetic oxide coating and are particularly nasty because of
their  sticky  tar  nature. Airborne smoke particles are  drawn  into  the
computer  and  circulated by the cooling fan. Smoke  particles  are  about
1/7th the size of dust particles, so air filters that trap the majority of
dust may not restrict the smoke. Diskettes exposed to the air in the  area
around  the  computer are extremely vulnerable to  smoke  particles.  Air,
especially  around  high voltage sources like CRT monitors,  gets  charged
with static electricity. The electrostaticly charged smoke particles  then
adhere  to surfaces around the computer and the smoker.  Floppy  diskettes
have  a  particular  affinity to tobacco smoke,  especially  if  they  are
exposed by being left out of their protective envelopes and storage boxes.

2) Keep a Clean Work Environment.

Wash  your  hands and don't eat or drink when  handling  diskettes.   When
inserted  into  a disk drive, the contamination on the  diskette  will  be
scraped   onto  the  read/write  heads.  The  heads  should   be   cleaned
periodically using the Disk Drive Cleaner program and cleaning kits so the
contamination  accumulated  on  the  heads  does  not  migrate  to   other
diskettes.  If  you exchange diskettes with others who may not  take  such
precautions seriously, you should take it upon yourself to clean your  own
systems drives following the exchange.

Never  touch  or attempt to clean the surface of  the  diskettes  magnetic
medium.

3) Keep Diskettes Away From Magnetic Fields.

Contact   with  permanent  magnets  (like  cute   refrigerator   magnets),
transformers  (like calculator type power supplies), electric  motors  and
telephone bells create strong magnetic fields and will destroy your  data.
Keep  magnetic  fields away from diskettes and never allow magnets  to  be
around your computer work area.

4) Don't Physically Abuse a Diskette.

Don't  bend,  fold,  paper clip, rubber band or  place  heavy  objects  on
diskettes.  Use  only felt tip pens to gently write  on  diskette  labels,
never  ball point pens and pencils. Keep diskettes out of direct  sunlight
and heat. Any of these will cause damage and loss of data.

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                  Protecting Your Valuable Data

The  best time to deal with a computer related problem is before you  have
one.

Backup Copies

The  best way to protect your valuable data is to make copies of  it,  and
keep it in a safe place, preferably at a different location. Safety backup
disks  made on computers properly maintained with the Disk Drive  Cleaner,
are more reliable should they ever be required.

Periodic Maintenance

Regularly scheduled periodic cleaning of your computers floppy disk drives
will  reduce  data  loss,  unreliable performance  and  errors  caused  by
microscopic   foreign  particles,  dirt,  dust,  oxides  and  smoke   that
accumulates on the disk drive heads.

How  often  you  need  to  use the Disk  Drive  Cleaner  depends  on  your
computer's  environment, the amount of use your floppy disk drive  receive
and the quality and cleanliness of the diskettes you use.

For  automatically fed disk drives employed in mass disk duplication on  a
continuous  full  time  basis, it's not uncommon to  use  the  Disk  Drive
Cleaner  daily. These drives are usually specially modified for this  type
of service and are often quite expensive. If distribution disks are to  be
of  consistently good quality, the drives must be properly maintained  and
clean.  Well  cleaned drives will produce better results and  last  longer
with less repairs and down time.

For  computers  in most non-smoking offices,  most  diskette  manufactures
recommend  cleaning diskette drives after only 40 hours of use,  and  more
often in environments of dust, smoke and dirt. Once every six months seems
to satisfy the requirements of the majority of computer users.

Cleaning  disks used in non-smoking, low dirt and dust offices seem to  be
effective  for  at least ten to fifteen uses with this  program.  Use  the
ORDER.FRM  file for ordering additional cleaning kits. Always order a  few
extra  kits in the sizes you use, so you won't run out when you need  them
the most.

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                           Program Requirements

Disk  Drive Cleaner runs using DOS 3.0 or higher and has been tested  with
versions  through  7.  This program supports the  approved  cleaning  kits
available  for  all  3 1/2" and 5 1/4" double  sided  floppy  disk  drives
configured as drives A-C. Sorry but 8" and single sided approved  cleaning
kits  are not available except by special request. Use  only  NON-ABRASIVE
cleaning  disks  approved  by  Rosenthal Engineering  for  use  with  this
program.  This program will run under Windows but because it  dose  direct
hardware  control, you'll get better performance if you shut down  Windows
and restart under DOS.

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                   CD-Rom, Magazine and Book Publishers

Publishers  are encouraged to include "Rosenthal Disk Drive Cleaner"    as
shareware  with  CD-Rom collections, books and magazines.  Please  contact
Rosenthal Engineering directly.

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                        Software License agreement


You  are  encouraged  to copy and distribute  this  software  provided  it
remains unmodified, complete in its original form, and no fee (other  than
a  nominal  copy charge) is required. This software is  provided  "as  is"
without warranty either expressed or implied.

You may not make any changes or modifications to the software, and you may
not decompile, disassemble or in anyway reverse engineer the software.

This  software  is  provided  "as is"  without  warranties  of  any  kind.
Responsibility rests entirely with the user to determine its fitness for a
particular purpose. ROSENTHAL ENGINEERING SHALL NOT IN ANY CASE BE  LIABLE
FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR OTHER SIMILAR  DAMAGES
ARISING  FROM  ANY USE OF THIS SOFTWARE. Some states may not  allow  these
limits  on  warranties,  so they may not apply to you. In  no  case  shall
Rosenthal  Engineering's liability exceed the license fees paid by you  to
Rosenthal  Engineering  for the right to use the Licensed  Software.  Use,
duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government of the computer software
and  documentation  in  this package shall be subject  to  the  restricted
rights  applicable  to  commercial  computer  software  as  set  forth  in
subdivision  (b)  (3) (ii) of the Rights in Technical  Data  and  Computer
Software    clause    at    252.227-7013    (DFARS    52.227-7013).    The
Contractor/manufacturer is Doren Rosenthal, Rosenthal Engineering, P.O.Box
1650, San Luis Obispo, California 93406.

This  constitutes  the  entire agreement  and  understanding  between  the
parties  and supersedes any prior agreement or understanding whether  oral
or written and may only be modified in writing.


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                        Cleaning Solution


The  disk  drive cleaning kit comes complete with isopropyl alcohol  in  a
small  bottle  that makes it convenient to dispense for cleaning.  If  you
require additional solvent, isopropyl alcohol is the same ingredient found
in  common rubbing alcohol and is available quite inexpensively  from  any
pharmacy.

Warning!  Isopropyl alcohol is flammable. Keep away from heat and  flames.
Keep  the  cap  tightly secured when not in use and out of  the  reach  of
children.  Isopropyl alcohol is irritating to eyes, so avoid eye  contact.
If eye contact occurs, immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for  at
least ten minutes and call a physician.

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Material Safety Data Sheet                        June 16, 1993

Rosenthal Engineering
P.O.Box 1650
San Luis Obispo, CA USA 93406

Trade name:    Disk Drive Head Cleaning Kit ( Fluid )

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1)   Ingredient
          Isopropyl Alcohol
          C.A.S. Number ..............  67-63-0
          Percent.....................  100%
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2)   Physical Data
          Boiling point...............  ca.  180.0 F
          Vapor Pressure..............  ca   33.0 mmHg
          Vapor Density...............  ca.  5.0  Air=1
          Evaporation rate............  ca.  0.80 Water=1
          Solubility in water.........  ca.  100.0 g/100 cc
          Specific gravity............  ca   0.800 Water=1
          Percent volatile............  100
          Volatile organic compounds..  785.00 gms/liter
          VOC less H2O & exempt solvents     N/D
          ph..........................  4.7
          Viscosity...................  N/D
          Melting point...............  N/D

          Appearance..................  Clear liquid
          Odor........................  Alcohol odor
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3)   Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
          Flash Point.................  ca.  53.0 F
          Flammable limits - LEL......  ca.  2.0%
          Flammable limits - UEL......  ca.  12.0%
          Autoignition temperature....  N/D

          Extinguishing media.........  CO2, Foam, Dry  Chemical,
                                        Water Fog

          Special fire fighting procedures......  None
          Unsual fire and explosion hazards.....  None
          NFPA Hazard codes
               Health...........................  2
               Fire.............................  3
               Reactivity.......................  0
               Unusual reaction hazard..........  None
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4)   Reactivity Data

          Stability.............................  Stable

          Incompatibility:
               Materials/Conditions to avoid....  Heat

          Hazardous Polymerization:
               Hazardous polymerization will not occur.

          Hazardous decomposition products:
               Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide.
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5)   Environmental information

Spill Response:
     Refer  to  other  sections  of  this  MSDS  for  information
     regarding   physical   and   health   hazards,   respiratory
     protection,  ventilation and personal protective  equipment.
     Extinguish  all ignition sources. Cover and collect  spilled
     fluid  with absorbent material such as a paper wiping  towel
     and clean up residue. Place in an approved metal container.

          Recommended Disposal:
               Incinerate   in   an  industrial   or   commercial
               facility.

          Environmental data:
               Material  to be disposed has a U.S. EPA  hazardous
               number D001 (ignitable).

               SARA Hazard Class.........    Yes
               Pressure..................    No
               Reactivity................    No
               Acute.....................    Yes
               Chronic...................    Yes
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6)   Suggested First Aid
          Eye Contact:
               Immediately  flush  eyes  with  large  amounts  of
               water. Get immediate medical attention.

          Skin Contact:
               Flush  skin  with  large  amounts  of  water.   If
               irritation persists, get medical attention.

          Inhalation:
               If  signs/symptoms occur, remove person  to  fresh
               air. If signs/symptoms continue, call physician.

          If Swallowed:
               If  swallowed, call a physician immediately.  Only
               induce  vomiting at the instruction of a physician.
               Never  give anything by mouth to an unconscious
               person.
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7)   Precautionary information.
          Eye protection................     Avoid eye contact.
          Skin protection...............     Avoid skin contact.
          Recommended ventilation.. Use in a well ventilated area.
          Respiratory protection... Avoid inhalation of vapors.
          Prevention of Accidental Ingestion... Do not ingest.
          Recommended storage... Keep out of the reach of children.

          Fire  and Explosion Avoidance:
               Keep away from heat, sparks, open flame, and other
               sources of ignition.

     Exposure Limits

Ingredient               Value     Unit   Type    Auth   Skin*
---------------------    -----     ----   ----    ----   -----
Isopropyl Alcohol....    400       PPM    TWA     ACGIH
Isopropyl Alcohol....    985       MG/M3  TWA     ACGIH
Isopropyl Alcohol....    500       PPM    STEL    ACGIH
Isopropyl Alcohol....   1230       MG/M3  STEL    ACGIH
Isopropyl Alcohol....    400       PPM    TWA     OSHA
Isopropyl Alcohol....    980       MG/M3  TWA     OSHA
Isopropyl Alcohol....    500       PPM    STEL    OSHA
Isopropyl Alcohol....   1225       MG/M3  STEL    OSHA

*  Skin Notation: Listed substances indicate with "Y" under  SKIN
refer  to the potential contribution to the overall  exposure  by
the cutaneous route including mucous membrane and eye, either  by
airborne  or,  more  particularly, by  direct  contact  with  the
substance. Vehicles can alter skin absorption.

Source of Exposure Limit Data:

ACGIH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.
OSHA:  Occupation Safety and Health Administration.
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8)   Health Hazard Data

Eye Contact:
     Moderate  Eye  Irritation: signs/symptoms  include  redness,
     swelling, pain, tearing, and hazy vision.

Skin Contact:
     Mild Skin Irritation (after prolonged or repeated contact):
     signs/symptoms can include redness, swelling, and itching.

PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS MAY BE MORE  SUSCEPTIBLE
TO DERMATITIS.

Inhalation:
     Central   Nervous  System  Depression:  signs/symptoms   can
     include  headache,  dizziness,  drowsiness,  incoordination,
     slowed   reaction  time,  slurred  speech,   giddiness   and
     unconsciousness.

     Irritation    (upper   respiratory):   signs/symptoms    can
     include  soreness  of  the nose  and  throat,  coughing  and
     sneezing.

If Swallowed:
     Ingestion may cause: Irritation of Gastrointestinal Tissues:
     signs/symptoms   can  include  pain,   vomiting,   abdominal
     tenderness, nausea, blood in vomitus, and blood in feces.

     Central   Nervious System  Depression:  signs/symptoms   can
     include headache, dizziness, drowsiness, muscular  weakness,
     incoordination,  slowed  reaction  time,  fatigue,   blurred
     vision, slurred speech, giddiness, tremors and convulsions.

     Aspiration Pneumonitus: signs/symptoms can include coughing,
     difficulty  breathing, wheezing, coughing up and  pneumonia,
     which can be fatal.

Other Health Hazard Information:

DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE CONTAINERS AND THE POTENTIAL LOW LEVEL  OF
EXPOSURE  TO THIS PRODUCT, MANY OF THESE HEALTH EFFECTS  ARE  NOT
EXPECTED TO OCCUR UNDER ANTICIPATED USE CONDITIONS.

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Abbreviations: N/D - Not Determined     N/A - Not Applicable
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The  information on this Data Sheet represents our  current  data
and  best  opinion  as to the proper use  and  handling  of  this
product under normal conditions. Any use of the product which  is
not  in conformance with this Data Sheet or which involves  using
the  product in combination with any other product or  any  other
process is the responsibility of the user.
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