2 Aug
2001
2 Aug
'01
8:19 a.m.
On August 2, Bill Bradford wrote:
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.
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 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