RE: Monitor drying?

Pure water is an insulator, so there isn't really *that* much concern
for a short.

After drying, blow out the excessive water w/ compressed air and let it
sit overnight -- that should be sufficient. Drying in an oven, etc. is
a waste of time and can just lead to more problems. Turn all pots as
you are blowing dry (mark pot position as necessary beforehand to
restore original settings). Disconnect the anode cup and blow out the
hole as well.

I recommend against washing in a dishwasher just because you don't want
lead-based solder contaminating your dish water, and the hot water has a
tendency to cause boards (specifically the flux film) to turn whitish.
I also wouldn't leave simple green on for that long, no need, and you
run the risk of etching some of the plastics. 10-20 minutes usually is
more than enough time.

Finally, when dorking w/ monitors, cleaning or otherwise, be smart and
wear safety glasses (and gloves when handling the CRT).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
> [mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com] On Behalf Of Joe Magiera
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 8:10 AM
> To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
> Subject: VECTOR: Monitor drying?
>
>
> Okay, after reading one too many times about washing an
> entire monitor (I
> heard from people putting the entire thing, chassis, tube and
> all into the
> dishwasher, to people hosing it off outside), I had to try
> it. I had about
> the dirtyest, grimy-ist monitor there was, but it works. So
> I figured I'd
> give it a try. Tube, chassis and all (left the anode
> connected), I sprayed
> it with Simple Green all over and let it sit a day. Then I
> hosed it off
> with the garden hose. It definitely came out clean. I'm
> happy with that
> part. My question now is, how long do I need to let it dry
> before testing?
> We're having 90 degree days in Chicago right now. Obviously
> the longer I
> wait the better/safer, but what's the shortest safe time to
> wait? I'm dying
> to give this a try. If it works, maybe I'll clean up a bunch
> of crappy
> monitors. They seem to be dirt/grime magnets.
>
> Joe
> joemagiera@ameritech.net
>
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