[Elecraft] Cleaning a K3

[Clay Autery]

99% Isopropyl alcohol is the approved solvent for getting flux, et al
off boards...  It evaps rapidly and is water soluble...

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On 7/27/2016 1:15 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> My S3-line acquired a chronic case of creeping fungus on the chassis
> while packed up and stored in the Philippines for 4 years.  Returning
> home, I took it to the DIY car wash a couple of times and then dried
> it in the sun.  Seemed to work really well, except for the fungi
> living in the IF cans.  YMMV, I won't be doing that to my K3 however.
>
> I'd be real wary of any kind of solvent(s), circuit boards used to be
> washed with distilled water, maybe still are.  Here in No NV, our
> humidity runs in the single digits in the summer, things dry in the
> sun very fast.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> Sparks NV
> Washoe County DM09dn
>
> On 7/27/2016 9:16 AM, Clay Autery wrote:
>
>> NOT recommending this because it requires a great deal of
>> care/experience, but I, as my OCD dictates, also clean individual
>> circuit boards with 99% alcohol followed by hot water.  Water is bad
>> juju in the wrong places and you absolutely MUST make sure that it is
>> all removed (I use elevated temps in a low humidity environment) prior
>> to reinstallation.
>
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