One More PCB Dishwasher Question

From: Chad Fernandez <fernande_at_internet1.net>
Date: Thu Dec 27 19:28:18 2001

I've done that before, usually when I spray a sticker down with
Fantastic..... sometimes it'll strip the writing write off the plastic
sticker, other times it might smear it a little bit. My usual reaction
is oops :-)

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA

Tony Duell wrote:
> A word of warning : HP have used some _very_ fragile stickers over the
> years. With ink that disolves in just about anything.
>
> As I mentioned the other day I recently restored an HP97 calculator. The
> case was pretty dirty so after stripping everything out of it I used my
> standard foam cleaner (an Electrolube product) to clean it.
>
> On the back of the case was a label which originally said something like
> 'Use only the HP charger specified in the instruction manual'. After
> cleaning the case it was completely blank :-(. I peeled off the remains
> of it -- no point in having a blank label on the machine.
>
> Now, as I wanted the machine to use rather than collect, and as the label
> didn't tell me anything important, I'm not too bothered. But had it been
> something like a revision code, I'd have been annoyed.
>
> So I would recomend recording all the details on labels on HP boards and
> cases (or photographing them, or whatever) before attempting to clean the
> unit.
>
> -tony
Received on Thu Dec 27 2001 - 19:28:18 GMT