Yikes. I've done things like that with readily replaceable PC
keyboards that had soda spilled in them, etc, but *my front panel*?
The one I spent hours and hours testing LEDs for so they'd all be the
same brightness, and then worked so hard to get them all soldered on
with the same spacing from the front plexiglas? The one with the
pretty red and blue paddle-handled toggle switches? *argh!
Seriously, though, it's really okay to do this with a front panel that
has ICs in sockets, a bunch of fancy toggle switches, etc? It won't
corrode the switch parts, or rip the traces and patch wires off the PC
board?
On Fri, 5 Dec 1997 16:57:52 -0500, allisonp_at_world.std.com (Allison J
Parent) wrote:
>Remove the front panel circuit board. Insure any dress items like the front
>pannel overlay are not on it and put it in the dish washer with the usual
>cleaner (any dishes too). This will do a very good job and is not caustic.
>
>It dry it well, if it come out with water in the switches don't panic.
>Put it in an oven set real low (you want 140 degrees) and bake it
>dry. Lubricate the switches with a contact leaner that has some low
>residue lubricant in it. Drying is a no rush thing. FYI soap with
>plenty of clean water rinse is the least damaging thing you can use.
>
>I've done this many, many times (whole production runs!) using this
>approach.
>
>Any switches once dries that are failed/flaky can be replaced easily as
>they are common parts.
>
>Allison
>
-Bill Richman
bill_r_at_inetnebr.com
http://incolor.inetnebr.com/bill_r
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