9 Apr
2015
9 Apr
'15
9:45 a.m.
On Thu, 9 Apr 2015, Jay West wrote:
I wash/scrub heavily "soiled" boards with
soap and water, but then douse
them very very liberally with denatured alcohol. Denatured alcohol has the
property of getting into every tiny nook and crevice and forcing the water
out - so nothing potentially corrosive can be left behind to oxidize, etc.
Isn't isopropanol more suited for that as being highly hygroscopic it
sucks in water naturally before evaporating and taking it away with
itself? It's used professionally for cleaning PCBs in production too.
Maciej