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Title: cleaning pcb
Post by: arcadefever on August 08, 2006, 09:59:57 PM

nuno,

i've somebdoy asking me how to clean a pcb with water  :?
i never done that, but i know you do  :lol:
can you do a little tutorial about that ?

thanks

...

Title: cleaning pcb
Post by: DarthNuno on August 13, 2006, 11:40:34 PM

HI Fred,

Yeps, I've already done the job twice  :o  8)

First for the Xevious  :arrow:  https://www.dragonslairfans.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=63

and for the Space Invaders Part II  :arrow:  https://www.dragonslairfans.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=124

Here's the procedure (from Xevious post):

Remove all the chips that you can like this, and don't forget to get a lot of pictures before removing them to avoid mistake when you'll replace them :

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/xevious/tran1.jpg)

Hot water, soap & brush :

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/xevious/tran2.jpg)

...don't be affraid...  :wink:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/xevious/tran3.jpg)

Check that procedure in that video right here : https://www.dragonslairfans.com/xevious/xeviouswater.avi

Carefully & slowly use the brush to remove solid dust between components (approx 4 or 5 minutes of work max) :

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/xevious/tran4.jpg)

... and remove the soap with (hot) water like this :

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/xevious/tran5.jpg)

Of course you've to dry the pcb before THE test  :roll:  :wink: I'm using this  method to accelerate the process  :roll:  :

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/xevious/tran6.jpg)

Don't be affraid to clean pcb like that :o  :D

I'll soon start to work on a Pole Position II pcb... I'll take a longer video of the 'pcb cleaning' process if you want  :wink:

Good luck StarFighter (tm)  :wink:  :D

Title: cleaning pcb
Post by: arcadefever on August 14, 2006, 01:39:06 AM

thanks :)

great stuff

as usual  :wink: