Acetic acid is volatile, that is why it is smelly. White spirit
vinegar is fairly pure,
while other types of vinegar have flavourings, sugars, salt and
residues.
That is good, because when you have finished cleaning up
the final traces will evaporate into the air.
Most other acids are non-vo
On 19/01/11 14:57, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
Try a mild acid like citric (lemon-) or citric (vinegar).
Vinegar would be acetic acid, the same stuff that's used in photographic
stop bath (although there are some 'non-smelly' variants based on citric
acid).
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Ulrich,
warm water, soap and brush. If not enough, try mild acids, then rinse
and dry with isopropilic acid.
Something this is simply not enough, if the corrosion reached the
inner layers of the PCB there is, IMHO, nothing to do.
Even solder resist becomes brittle and detaches from copper if th
In message , "Ulrich Bangert" writes:
>The findings so far are that the classical method with
>isopropanol and a brush won't work. And the internet won't give precise
>answers for that problem.
Try a mild acid like citric (lemon-) or citric (vinegar).
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Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Z
ot;Ulrich Bangert"
> An: "Time nuts"
> Betreff: [time-nuts] Completely OT: Removing electrolytics of leaking
> capacitors from a pcb
> Gentlemen,
>
> I know this is completely out of topic but I know there are some dedicated
> material experts among you. So please all
Gentlemen,
I know this is completely out of topic but I know there are some dedicated
material experts among you. So please allow me to put the following question
forward:
Is there any good suggestion available on how to remove electrolytic coating
resulting from leaking electrolytic capacitors
