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Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« on: January 31, 2013, 10:59:44 AM »
Heyho again. :)

I  must admit... I am ashamed to ask this question but I´ve seen that some people offer to clean pcbs.
I wonder how to do this in the best way since some of my boards would need some cleaning for sure.

Any advice for me from you guys?

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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2013, 01:08:57 PM »
put it in a dishwasher and give it a lot of time to dry afterwards!
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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2013, 01:16:49 PM »
Yeah, i heard that also, but remove the socketed chips

or what also sounds good i the way laszo does it :
bathing in spiritus..

https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=3541.msg49423#msg49423

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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2013, 01:28:48 PM »
If the dirt is not too bad you can use alcohol with a paintbrush.



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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2013, 01:31:06 PM »
Or don't bother them, sometimes the dust keep the cicrcuits in one piece. ;D
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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2013, 02:24:26 PM »
Cheers guys! Every single advice sounds good in it´s own way. :)
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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2013, 02:29:19 PM »
Exactly, they must be really really dirty before I dip them into anything...else I use brush/alcohol on some paper towel.
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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2013, 03:19:34 PM »
I've one this two or three times... never helped in my case...  :-\

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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2013, 03:25:19 PM »
Quote from: DarthNuno on January 31, 2013, 03:19:34 PM
I've one this two or three times... never helped in my case...  :-\


'helped'? What do you mean? How should this help?
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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2013, 03:33:23 PM »
...by removing dust inside sockets for example, that may sources of 'bad IC connection' problems.
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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2013, 04:00:32 PM »
Quote from: DarthNuno on January 31, 2013, 03:33:23 PM
...by removing dust inside sockets for example, that may sources of 'bad IC connection' problems.

ah, I understand. I think the only way to get rid of such dirt is to use a very small flat screwdriver and put it in each pin of the sockets. A re-insert of the ICs should also do the job :)
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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2013, 04:52:16 PM »
Yes this was never meant as a way to fix bad contact problems, just to get a nice and clean looking board....
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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2013, 04:58:31 PM »
Quote from: Level42 on January 31, 2013, 04:52:16 PM
Yes this was never meant as a way to fix bad contact problems, just to get a nice and clean looking board....

right. i just want some of my boards to be as shiny as possible. :)
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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2013, 08:53:49 PM »
I use all times my dishwasher, only PCBs what i not put in there, are pcb with a suicide bat like the Gaeleco Rally boards. When u put a a pcb with a bat into a dishwasher u can be sure it not longer work after the wash cycle  ;D
I never pull the ic out of the sockets, only 2 weeks drying after the wash cycle, that is important :)
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Re: Noob-Question: How to "wash" a board
« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2013, 07:13:42 PM »
So after you washed them you don't do any manual drying ? Just let it stand there for 2 weeks ?
In those 2 weeks the water rests will be happily corroding any metal right ?
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