[Elecraft] Mineral spirits OK for cleaning boards?

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Hi, Dave:

I just want to point out, in case you missed it, this statement in all =
of
the Elecraft manuals I have seen:

"DO NOT use ... solvents of any kind. Use of any of these will void your
warranty."

I can't offer any other suggestions for common home cleaners because I =
don't
use solvents on boards. A number of builders have used various solvents =
and
(apparently) gotten away with it. And then there are some owners who =
have
had to chase down odd intermittent problems and other issues, or who are
still chasing them.

One of the concerns is NOT what the cleaner does (or might do) to the =
board,
but what it can do to components like relays and other parts. Even =
handled
on a swab, it's amazing how far a good solvent will travel along wires, =
pins
and other surfaces to get in places we thought were "sealed".=20

The most popular cleaner that I've seen (both on here an commercially) =
is
alcohol. The problem with the sort of alcohol we can pick up at the =
store is
that it also contains lots of water, so you are sort of putting the =
board
"under the faucet". That sort of treatment of electronic devices never
appealed to me. The stuff I have used commercially was 100% pure (200 =
proof)
grain alcohol... and the company had to pay liquor tax on every drop we
failed to "recover" after using it.=20

Ron AC7AC
K2 # 1289

-----Original Message-----
Is mineral spirits OK for cleaning flux off the boards upon completion?  =
I
thought I had some acetone, but when I look at the can, it is mineral
spirits.   Will this clean off the flux and/or hurt anything if used or =
do
I have yet one more trip to make to HD?

Tnx es 73 de Dave
ab9ca/4