Cleaning motherboards...

[woodelf]

Tom Jennings wrote:

>I use: warm, soapy water and a soft clean paintbrush. Rinse it
>with lots of water, shake it off, let dry for a day or two. No
>big deal
>This is an old thread, there are many other suggestions,
>all good, including kitchen dishwashers, though that seems
>a bit overkill for "normal" PCB dirt, cigarette smoke, dust,
>etc. Unless you have a lot of Data General 15"x15" boards to do,
>then it's the only sensible solution :-)
>  
>
However chorinated water can wreck havoc on electrolytic capacitors.
Also in my aparnment I have room for a dishwater or a vintage computer...
Give me a moment to think here... :)