It's going to clean better than any other percentage and if you want it's easy enough to dilute it yourself.

That being said, I would always use the highest percentage you can get your hands on. I don't get that since all those old video game cleaning kits used ISO. James Rolf, the AVGN, asked someone at Nintendo about that and was told it was a liability issue as they didn't want kids using any of these and coming into any kind of harm. I would think using a high concentration like 99% over multiple uses too frequently would become abrasive to the metallic. I believe it to be less risky then going with too much alcohol. I believe this booklet was a freebie with issue #5 of VGC magazine.įactoring in the pre-caution warnings on the games I decided to go with the lower % and will just dry it off as I apply. The article is called keep it clean on page 13. This is one of the magazines where it says to use a lower and a 2:1 ratio. When I buy it for cleaning purposes such as cleaning out pipes and bongs that have resin then I use a higher %. I went with the lowest to use on my games and electronic equipment. When I went to the store last I had the option of getting 70%,90% and 50%. I almost never use it for medical purposes.

I know I looked up a bunch of video game cleaning guides and often I see them say to use a 2:1 water to rubbing alcohol ratio. These pre-caution warning labels lead me to believe you should use less % alcohol. I'm pretty sure these warning labels are meant for protection of the game and not a liability issue like I've heard before. The following caution warnings are as followed.

I'm 90% sure it's a warning against using corrosive and abrasive chemicals that could damage the cartridge. That message was not intended to stop kids from using chemicals. However if you read the back of certain games such as the original Metroid on NES it says.ĭO NOT clean with benzene thinner, alcohol or other such solvents.

I always hear for electronic equipment a higher % is better so that there is less water content means less chance of rusting. I always hear both sides and neither one having much credibility.

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