On August 2, Bill Bradford wrote:
> > On boards that don't have to many nooks and crannies stick them in the
> > dish washer, but without soap, or very very little. The soap tends to
> > corrode bare metal. I then hang on to them securely and fling the water
> > off, as best I can, then stick them in front of a fan. If you have an
> > air compressor you can stick all board in the dishwasher, and then blow
> > them off.
>
> Did you just tell me to put CIRCUIT BOARDS in the *DISHWASHER*? Or
> do I still have a fever and am delirious.. ?
I've never been able to bring myself to do that myself, but I know
of several people who swear by that method.
One issue with that much water is stickers...most sticker solvents
won't last through that sort of beating.
> I've always thought that water was the mortal enemy of anything electronic,
> at least while power was applied. 8-)
On the table on the other side of this room I have a Sun monitor
that I got from a surplus house for free. It had been sitting outside
fully exposed to the weather for upwards of six months. I've had it
for nearly five years; it's still going strong!
Contrary to popular belief, water itself is a near-perfect
insulator. It's the crap dissolved in, and the particulate matter
carried by, said water that causes problems with electronics.
If you can find Freon TF, fill a dish pan with an inch or so of it
and dunk the boards. It will get the dust out of those hard-to-reach
places.
And it's also great with vodka.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Laurel, MD
Received on Thu Aug 02 2001 - 12:19:23 BST