Stains caused by Cigarette smoke

From: jpero_at_pop.cgocable.net <(jpero_at_pop.cgocable.net)>
Date: Tue Sep 22 12:44:33 1998

> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:28:15 -0600 (MDT)
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> From: Jim <jim_at_calico.litterbox.com>
> To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: Stains caused by Cigarette smoke

Snip!

>
> If you can take the guts out of the computer conveniently, you can wash
> and scrub the parts with soft scrub. The yellow gunk from cigarette smoke
> DOES come off. (and as I pointed out to the smoker friend who sold me my
> first GS, if your computer looks like this, imagine your lungs).
>
> My GS still smells a bit of cigarette smoke - it's gotten into the power
> supply and is still on the main board, and when things get warm it smells.
> Still, it's cleaner and nicer than it was.

The point I wanted to find out is:

Is there a chemical that can be poured on or soak the boards in and
just rinse off? Not scrubbing!

Reason:

Components, IC's and especially those SMD's and quads are very hard
to clean to assure reliablity.

Cigerette smoke film are sticky and conductive to some degree!

Jason D.

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Pero, Jason D.
Received on Tue Sep 22 1998 - 12:44:33 BST