> From: Paul Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Re Spill damage. > > At 10:18 PM -0600 11/22/02, Jeremy Derr wrote: >> also, you suggested that someone might use a blow dryer to dry off a >> wet circuit board. this is incorrect, and horribly bad advice. the >> added heat of the blow dryer can damage chips in the same way that >> lingering with a solder iron while soldering might -- > > I suggested using a hair dryer. The air doesn't get hot enough to cause any > harm. Circuit boards are soldered in ovens that get hot enough to melt solder, > and semiconductor die safely withstand these temperatures, provided they are > of short duration. Can you imagine what those temperatures would do to your > hair?
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