Thanks for clarifying (\;, Ike. However, I have made no objection to
starting with water, nor have I indicated that a solvent should be used
firstly. (Just saying...) Now, under the heading, flux remover, are
cleaners, degreasers, and such. Miller-Stevenson make a variety of solvent
and grease removers under this heading. The goop on Pete¹s board looks
pretty thick from here. By the way, I love the McGruber bent toothbrush
idea... Takes me back to my time ³on ice,² when shanks were the only way
to get a point across. 0:
(This is something like what I had in mind...)
Vertrel® SMT Heavy Duty Solvent & Flux Remover
Removes Organic Flux, Ionic Salts, Oils and Greases
MS-755 (16oz Aerosol)
MS-755M (8oz Aerosol)
MS-757 (4oz, 8oz, Qt, Gal, 5G, 55G)
A nonflammable, heavy duty solvent flux remover ideally suited for ionic
salts and flux residues from electronic assemblies. Can also be used for
precision and general industrial cleaning where enhanced solvency is
required to remove heavy soils, such as mineral oil, vacuum fluids, wax and
heavy grease. Vertrel® SMT is an azeotrope-like blend of Vertrel® XF with
trans-1,2-dichloroethylene and methanol. It can replace trichloroethane,
trichloroethylene and hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) fluids in many
applications. No ODC (ozone depleting chemicals).
Cheers,
Andrew
On 5/14/11 9:52 PM, "Ike" <[email protected]> wrote:
> No! The reason far starting a clean up like this one with water is to find out
> if the goop is water soluble. If it is, then water is the best choice to clean
> it up. If it isn't, water won't do anything with it, but no harm done. If you
> start with a solvent, a) it may not work on water based goop and b) you could
> be on your way to creating an even more destructive chemical soup (just
> finished watching Batman...). Flux remover Is extremely nasty and I seriously
> doubt that could be flux on the board. Are we all so far from our bachelor
> days that no one can remember what happens to food or beverages when left on a
> surface for really long periods of time undisturbed?
> Best
> Ike
>
> Ike Zimbel
> Zimbel Audio Ltd
> 416-720-0887
> www.zimbelaudio.com <http://www.zimbelaudio.com>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 2011-05-14, at 8:16 PM, Andrew Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> How about using flux reomover?
>>
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>> Andrew
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>>
>> On May 14, 2011, at 3:59 PM, Greg Norman wrote:
>>
>>> It looks like someone sprayed a wonder solution all over those, and it
>>> broke down over the years. I agree with others in replacing your
>>> connectors. Good luck.
>>>
>>>
>>> Greg Norman
>>> Electrical Audio Recording
>>> 773.539.2555
>>> www.electrical.com <http://www.electrical.com>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 13, 2011, at 10:14 PM, pete wrote:
>>>
>>>> hey all -
>>>> so i'm restoring an older series 3c here and after taking out all the
>>>> modules, i'm finding that the backplane has this greasy gunk over some
>>>> sections. (see photos). anyone ever see anything like this in older gear?
>>>> is this some lube or cleaning agent that has transformed into goo after
>>>> years? i'm cleaning this out with q-tips, but it's in the molex connectors
>>>> as well (i'm assuming)... what's the best bet to clean this out thoroughly?
>>>> Caig?
>>>>
>>>> thanks all...
>>>> -pete
>>>>
>>>> <cleaning1.JPG>
>>>> <cleaning2.JPG>
>>>
>>
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