PCB cleanup before & after

ieure

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I got this rough but populated MVS control panel a while back. I pulled some of the parts off it to sell, and this is the state I found the MV-IC card reader in:

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And this is what it looks like after:
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I cleaned this in the sink with warm water and a toothbrush, a bit of rubbing alcohol on some of the grimier parts, then followed it up by drying as much as possible with a cloth and left it to dry overnight while I furiously scrubbed my hands like Lady Macbeth for twelve hours.
 

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How sad is it that I totally got a charge out of seeing photos of what is essentially you cleaning a dirty piece of plastic? :)
 
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