Date   : Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:02:40 +0000
From   : tim.fardell@... (Tim Fardell)
Subject: B 64k - is it a lost cause?

Philip Pemberton wrote:
> Tim Fardell wrote:
>> Is the dishwasher really a safe way to clean PCBs? My dishwasher 
>> doesn't have a "warm" setting - it's 65 degrees C or nothing.
> 
> Yep. It's a common trick in the arcade repair 'biz':
> <http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q=dishwasher%20pcb%20clean>
> 
> Some more details here too:
> http://themotionstore.com/leeedavison/68k/dart_pcb/preparation.html
> 
> You just have to watch out for vertically-mounted parts (especially 
> capacitors) - they tend to get damaged. A safer way to do it would be to use 
> the kitchen sink and a stiff scrubbing brush. Clean the sink out well 
> afterwards and don't use the brush for cleaning anything food-related again!

But isn't dishwasher powder extremely corrosive???
I wouldn't do it more than once to any given PCB!