No worries...my replies tend to be a bit short on the iPhone (and
helpfully misspelled too!). After taking another look at the pics, it
looks like Greg nailed it...some kind of goop-du-jour that was thought
to have magical contact cleaning properties. That said, I can neither
recall nor imagine what that product would have been. The MS stuff you
mention looks like it might work for cleaning it up. For my part, I use
very few chemicals around the shop. Isopropyl alcohol is about the
strongest solvent I use, and so far, it's been fine for anything I've
come across.
Best,
Ike
On 11-05-15 10:13 AM, Andrew Hamilton wrote:
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 Pete’s
board looks pretty thick from here. By the way, I love the McGruber
bent toothbrush idea... Takes me back to my time “on ice,” 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?
Andrew
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
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