[Boatanchors] Cleaning radio chassis

[Gary Schafer]

What kind of alcohol did you use? Denatured?

73
Gary K4FMX

Gerry Steffens wrote:
> Like others, I have used solvents like Simple Green and sprayed some 
> water around to clean it off to remove the residuals.  I am intrigued by 
> the dishwasher solution.  Maybe one to be tested on a junker.  In this 
> method does one use regular, somewhat acidic dishwasher detergent, 
> something else, or nothing?
> 
> After the above Simple Green process I have invested in a couple of 
> bottles of the 90% + purity alcohol at the large discount drug store and 
> rinsed out the areas where water is of a concern.
> 
> I came to this method out of desperation.  My daughter, located about a 
> thousand miles away at school, dumped a large mug of coffee into her 
> rather expensive notebook computer which held the only current copy of 
> her thesis. The dumpage had mostly dried and the computer didn't work.  
> My gut reaction was turned to most of the concerns seen expressed here.  
> I had her dump three good sized bottles of alcohol into the computer in 
> the same area as the coffee went in, in what probably amounted to 5 to 6 
> ounces at a time, and swish it back and forth over the sink and dump it 
> out.  After getting through the three bottles. I had her let it sit and 
> dry for a day.
> 
> The unit performed like new the next day.  I have since sponsored this 
> same action three other times with computers, all successfully.  It has 
> served me well with my radio collection also.
> 
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