Re: washing and drying boards?

No, That is no joke...People wash boards in the dishwasher all the time (I do).

My recommendation is more common sense. Remove the chips you can, Note peters warning about the coils.
Add a "small" amount of liquid dishwasher soap and let it rip. The boards come out clean enough to eat
off of! :-)

When it comes to drying.. I shake off all the water after the rinse cycle and air dry but you could bake
in the oven @ 125 or just compressed air...

That reminds me... I need to buy a new dishwasher myself this week.

-=Mark=-

peter jones wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Magiera, Joe (AIT)" <jm4593@sbc.com>
> To: "Vector (E-mail)" <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:45:24 -0500
> Subject: VECTOR: washing and drying boards?
>
> >
> > Sorry for slightly off topic, but I suspect the people here (that might not
> > otherwise read RGVAC) are a bit more techy and experienced than those on
> > RGVAC.
> >
> > Any general consensus on washing boards in dishwashers? Remove socketed
> > chips or not? Just wash with water, or add some kind of soap?
> >
> > Any opinions on drying? I live in Chicago, so I can't just let them "air
> > dry in the warm sun" (especially this time of year). What oven drying
> > tricks do you guys use?
> >
> > We just got a new dishwasher and I want to try it out! ;^)
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > joe.magiera@ameritech.com
>
> IF this is not a joke, I wash pcb's like this:
>
> take a mug, put 1/2inch of washing-up liquid in it.
> top-up with boiling water from the kettle,and stir.
>
> pour it over the pcb, and work it in with a soft bristle paint-brush.
>
> rinse under fast running water (the tap :) ) until there is no washing-up liquid left on the pcb.
>
> shake-off all excess water and dry with a fan-heater or hair-dryer.
>
> 3 important points.
>
> 1. do-not wash coils, any coils/transformers must be removed from the pcb first.
> 2. it's not important how you wash it, but you must dry it FAST, to avoid corrosion from setting in.
> 3. if there is flux on the pcb, it will turn white after washing.
> this is not important but it looks nasty.
>
> about removing chips.
> remove the socketed chips before washing, clean the pins on the chips with a fiberglass pencil.
>
> have-fun.
>
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