[Boatanchors] ACID CLEANING COMMENTS

[Arthur Shulman]

I'll second that! It's not sufficient to neutralize the acid. The metal traces we
are trying to dissolve will leave soluble & insoluble conductive salts at the site.
These must be rinsed away AND the acid neutralized.
I still think that this may be a futile exercise. I'd like to know what caused the
original arcing.
Arthur

"J. Forster" wrote:

> Make sure you rinse the baking soda all off. It will leave conductive tracks too
> especially if the ceramic is not glazed.
> -John
>
> Allen (Marty) Martin wrote:
>
> > A little baking soda mixed in water will do a good job of neutralizing the
> > acid when you are done. Hydrochloric acid is very corrosive and I imagine
> > other acids are as well. I would not use it on electronic equipment unless I
> > could neutralize it when I was done.
> >
> > Marty
> >
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