21 Nov
2009
21 Nov
'09
2:31 p.m.
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What do you mean by "leaked caps"? I've
not seen water cause caps to do
anything. Are you sure that is not some glue put on the capacitors by
the manufacturer to secure them to the PCB? This is not uncommon...
I'm really not sure what it is. The first place I noticed it was on the
CDROM board, little drops directly underneath four small 10uf caps. They
wiped away reasonably easily. The caps themselves look fine, and wouldn't
have needed to be glued down. I think I was just jumping to conclusions
(a bad habit of mine). Previously I've only seen leaks on bulging
(larger) caps.
What about doing what some board manufacturers do -
run the boards
through the dishwasher.
I do not know what soap (if any) they use, but it has been discussed
many times on the 'net and you should be able to find ample valid
references to help you decide if you want to try it.
My gut feeling was water+electronics = bad... It seems pretty unfounded
looking all the advice from this list.
Thanks,
Dave.