Date   : Fri, 13 Feb 2004 01:20:14 +0100
From   : John Kortink <kortink@...>
Subject: Re: Cleaning the PCB hardware, was: Re: [BBC-M..] (..ARM .. found..)

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:34:50 +0100 (GMT), Johan Heuseveldt wrote:

>[...]
>
>Hm, atm I'm cleaning some BBC systems, and I use a brush and vacuum
cleaner
>for the PCB boards. It's all TTL, so I don't expect problems about
static
>electricity. But this method is wrong for Masters, Archimes and so on.
>Well, I think so.
>
>Can someone advice me/us about a good wet cleaning procedure, and its
>following absolutely needed quick drying method?

I've successfully cleaned a *lot* of stuff, e.g. expansion
cards, BBCs, second processors, a Master, two Risc PCs, an
A5000, etc., by gently washing/lightly scrubbing them with
a toothbrush, some tepid water and dish washing soap. Then
flush all the soap away with plenty of tepid water. Then
get off most of the moisture with some cotton cloth, then
put a fan heater on it (not too hot though) until it's
absolutely bone dry.

Squeaky clean results. Never failed yet. Although I admit
it's probably not for the fainthearted.


John Kortink

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