16 Apr
2002
16 Apr
'02
4:35 p.m.
Gravity is something I use too, although, I hadn't actually thought
about telling people about it. Something else I use is centrifical
(spelling?) force. I put the board on the end of a rope and twirl it
around....well okay maybe not, but......... I firmly grip the board,
with two hands on larger boards, and swing it back and forth to get as
much of the water off as I can. Obviuosly, board size/construction may
hinder this. This gets rid of the bulk of the water before I put the
board, standing on end, in front if the fan. Oh, and I haven't
accidently thrown a board yet :-)
One of these days/years I'll write a faq about cleaning computers. I
should proabbly order some Alconox, since that is something I haven't
used yet.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Sipke de Wal wrote:
Fact 4:
Use gravity! When you take the PCB's out and place the boards vertically in a
warm dry environment, most of the water will run off. Every now and then
you can turn the boards so that it can run-off water from another angle.
This is a very important aspect of the dry-ing procedure for a lot of the water
will have to be dislodged from under various components on the board
like chips, capacitors etc.