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Originally Posted by andyt11
I have an article at the shop that I printed out for tehe guys. It's about a poor guy who heated a tiny bit of either brake cleaner or carb cleaner, I can't remember which, but it was the one he doesn't normally use. Caught him out and the fumes did serious and permanent damage. Phosgene gas I believe as previously mentioned. I should try to find that articale and post it on here for info.
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I remember that also. They said it was the heating of tetrachloroethylene in the presence of argon while mig or tig welding. Maybe some chemist could explain that to me? Why the inert gas makes a difference.