15 Dec
2001
15 Dec
'01
1:49 a.m.
On Sat, 15 Dec 2001, Boatman on the River of Suck wrote:
On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Mark Crispin wrote:
Be careful about dishwashers and _old_ electronics: (pre Epoxy B) silicone
IC packages (usually gray 70s vintage) are very succeptable to damage from
moisture incursion --> corrosion. That being said, I wash (newer) circuit
cards all the time in hot water, a little detergent, and a toothbrush.
Actually a lot of the new soldering processes for the surface mount stuff
we do use a water based flux, and are water washed as the standard
processing...
Peter Wallace
I am appalled that anyone would seriously
consider putting any electronic
equipment, much less antiques, in a dishwasher.
Are you kidding? Have you been to the manufacturing line of a large
systems manufacturer (I've been to several)? They wash boards down with
water over and over again in the manufacturing process? You can't hurt
boards with water, as long as you dry them off before you turn them back
on again, and you don't use soap. All my MicroVAXen have been through the
dishwasher at least once.
Peace... Sridhar