Snype32
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This is the stuff I used. Figured I'd post a pic of it in case anyone else wanted to try it. Worked great for my situation. I have a monitor chassis that is the worst of them all, I'll post a before and after of it when I get to it.
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Yes, those can all be true, so the best bet is to clean them before powering them on. Plus, that smell lingers and lingers.This was smoke damage from a building fire. Not just regular dust build up over time. From what I have read, it can be corrosive, can be a bit conductive, so interfere with proper operation, and it smelled bad too. I wanted it gone.
You never know what will result from such smoke damage. Best to clean them as you did.This was smoke damage from a building fire. Not just regular dust build up over time. From what I have read, it can be corrosive, can be a bit conductive, so interfere with proper operation, and it smelled bad too. I wanted it gone.
this is arousingI was planning to try the naptha option today, but i couldn't find where mine went, so I tried a different product. It's a zep citrus degreaser and cleaner. Figured i didn't have much to lose. It worked amazingly well. Boards look like almost new. I first let the boards soak in hot water for a few minutes. Then sprayed them down with the zep. Let that sit for another few minutes, then went after it with a paint brush. Couldn't believe the results.
Try Krud Kutter. It's biodegradable but don't let that fool you. It's recommended in the Candy Cab forums to remove nicotene from the plastics. You spray it and it just melts off the brown nicotine. This may work on soot too.Thx for the suggestion. I have tried simple green. It makes some difference, but not great. This smoke stuff is really stuck on there. Not at all like cigarette smoke.

Simple Green would not work on the brown nicotene I had in my candy cab. At all. Krud Kutter melted it right off without damaging anything. I was amazed. YMMV.Krud Kutter isn't much different from Simple Green. I used charcoal lighter fluid to get thick tar off a board, then simple green to get that off. If you have that around, maybe try. Someone said it was because of the naphtha, which I see recommended above as well.
More of a question for everyone in this thread but, how do you make sure the water doesnt stick in the connection points? Dry in oven? Compressed Air? Interested how to make sure it gets completely dry after a good cleaning.Thanks! Ya, these boards were pretty messed up, but now that they are clean, im really hoping I can resurrect them.
Let it sit in your garage for a few days. I'd remove socketed chips. In the summer, it will dry quick.More of a question for everyone in this thread but, how do you make sure the water doesnt stick in the connection points? Dry in oven? Compressed Air? Interested how to make sure it gets completely dry after a good cleaning.
I used compressed air, and thoroughly dried it, plus it will sit quite a while before power is applied. Others I know will dry in an oven.More of a question for everyone in this thread but, how do you make sure the water doesnt stick in the connection points? Dry in oven? Compressed Air? Interested how to make sure it gets completely dry after a good cleaning.
When I clean a monitor chassis, I place it in front of a high velocity fan on high overnight. Bone dry the next day.More of a question for everyone in this thread but, how do you make sure the water doesnt stick in the connection points? Dry in oven? Compressed Air? Interested how to make sure it gets completely dry after a good cleaning.
would you remove all socketed chips?+1 for the fan.
Moving air will dry out even the smallest crevices. No need for compressed air, just shake the board off after rinsing with hot water. Overnight in front of a fan will sufficiently dry out any board.
(Or monitor, or power supply, etc. They're all washable.)
Yes... socketed chips should be removed and the legs cleaned with a fiberglass pen or a small wire wheel on a dremel type tool(search for posts by @andrewb on the topic) As per anrewb's comment following mine.would you remove all socketed chips?
would you remove all socketed chips?