I had thought of suggesting break cleaner, but I don't what effect it will have (even long term) on say the bonds between the lans and the epoxy circuit board. There may be a reason I haven't seen it used over the years. Perhaps if you could cut it with something (don't know what offhand). You also need to be careful w/forced air drying. Static could result. I suppose if it's kind of humid (which seems to be contrary to the purpose of drying w/air), it might not be detrimental. I used to put things near an air conditioner. Or just leave them near a heater or stove overnight. And personally if I did use strait break cleaner, I might wash mine w/soap and water afterwards (and a some ammonia). Just the way I feel about applying chemicals to something.
--- On Sat, 11/5/11, GuyWithGuitars <[email protected]> wrote: > From: GuyWithGuitars <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: end of the road for my Color Classic? > To: "Vintage Macs" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, November 5, 2011, 1:54 PM > Forget all that stuff about washing > boards in dishwashers. Go to Auto > Zone and get a can of brake cleaner. I have a stockpile of > it for > washing logic boards. Works like a charm and dries quickly > without > residue. You can spray the whole board down with it. Get > the messiest > spots first where caps have leaked and just use it in > spurts in those > areas. Hold the board vertically so most of it runs off. > > If you're freaked about it drying, just put the board in > front of a > fan for a few minutes. > > On Nov 5, 12:44 pm, Chris M <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I don't know what washing the logic board in the > dishwasher will accomplish. If you're concerned about > oxidation between pins and socket connectors, sometimes all > you need to do is remove the chip and plug it back in. But > what's better is to use some sort of electronic cleanser, RS > used to sell cans of the stuff. There's even a brush on the > end of the tube for scrubbing things down. > > I have washed things in tubs, but I use detergent > and a ample helping of ammonia. It will loosen crud and > whatnot, on some keyboards especially (check how your k/b is > constructed before you do this, ones w/foam depressors is a > no-no). But in generally I don't know what good it is for > electronic boards. > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the > Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
