what's the best way to clean old electronics?

[Eli]

Originally posted by: ribbon13

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: redly
alcohol douche
make sure you buy the 93% stuff, not the 70%

better yet, acetone

I was going to recommend 99% alcohol, but I wasn't sure how well it would really work. It would get rid of the grime, but you would almost have to dip the whole boards in a bath of it to actually get it off. Just using a brush or something wouldn't work very well... the dirt would just be displaced, not gone..

70% rubbing alcohol can be purified yo 99% Isopropyl with sodium chloride (table salt) and a seperatory funnel.

Yes.... That's how we first started talking, remember?

But I'd rather just go to Walgreens and buy it for 79 cents a bottle.

 

[Kaido]

I picked up a can of compressed air with a keyboard brush combo at Staples today. Going to have some lunch and do an examination in a bit.

 

[Kaido]

bump for a pic:

http://www.kaido.net/temp/grody.jpg

 

[Colt45]

use an air compressor, not canned air

80psi takes off anything made in the last 40 years


although it doesnt always work on stuff from the 50's, that stuff gets caked.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Colt45
use an air compressor, not canned air

80psi takes off anything made in the last 40 years


although it doesnt always work on stuff from the 50's, that stuff gets caked.

dang, I need to pull out my airbrush again

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Kaido
bump for a pic:

http://www.kaido.net/temp/grody.jpg

Nice and dusty.. Not too bad though. Could be worse. Doesen't look like it will be too hard to clean up.

pic

I love those finned transistor heatsinks.. they look cool.

New rectifier diodes

power light

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[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Kaido
bump for a pic:

http://www.kaido.net/temp/grody.jpg

Nice and dusty.. Not too bad though. Could be worse. Doesen't look like it will be too hard to clean up.

pic

I love those finned transistor heatsinks.. they look cool.

New rectifier diodes

power light

Text

dude, that's ridiculous. your 80q looks factory-new I'm going to follow ribbon13's suggestion and rebuild it completely, although I don't have enough confidence in my soldering skills to put completely new wiring in...yet.

so far the junk is coming up pretty easily. I just need to make my own screw and part diagram.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Kaido
bump for a pic:

http://www.kaido.net/temp/grody.jpg

Nice and dusty.. Not too bad though. Could be worse. Doesen't look like it will be too hard to clean up.

pic

I love those finned transistor heatsinks.. they look cool.

New rectifier diodes

power light

Text

dude, that's ridiculous. your 80q looks factory-new I'm going to follow ribbon13's suggestion and rebuild it completely, although I don't have enough confidence in my soldering skills to put completely new wiring in...yet.

so far the junk is coming up pretty easily. I just need to make my own screw and part diagram.

It was a kit built unit, actually...

It's good that you're going to rebuild it, though... Good way to learn.

I was mainly looking for something that was plug and play, that I wouldn't have to mess with. Or I would have kept the one that I got a couple of months back.. It was in great shape on the outside, but..

It figures that my new one would suffer some minor cosmetic shipping damage(idiots), but I'll manage... It sounds awesome.

 

[ribbon13]

If you cleaned everything, and replaced all the wires with stranded Carol Command, You'd one-up Eli! ^^

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
If you cleaned everything, and replaced all the wires with stranded Carol Command, You'd one-up Eli! ^^

Is stranded better than solid core? I always thought the other way ..

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
If you cleaned everything, and replaced all the wires with stranded Carol Command, You'd one-up Eli! ^^

so tell me where to find some Carol Command already

what other mods can I do to this beast?

 

[calyco]

Toothbrush and dustoff always worked for me, I have a vintage Marantz 2220b receiver.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: deviant03
Toothbrush and dustoff always worked for me, I have a vintage Marantz 2220b receiver.

toothbrush + canned air ready and raring to go. I just figured out how to get the knobs off (tiny allen wrench). finally!

 

[So]

Good luck. :beer:

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: So
Good luck. :beer:

thanks!

not so fluffy anymore:

http://www.kaido.net/temp/dusted.jpg

 

[C'DaleRider]

Radio Shack, among other electronics parts sellers, has some products that are made for heavy duty cleaning. Stuff I currently have from RS is called Precision Electronics Cleaner. No residue, safe for plastics, pcb, elec. contacts, etc.

It's mostly composed of heavy naptha, ether, and ether acetate. Works like a charm on heavy build-up. Has a spray can with a lift-up sprayer with a built-in brush. It's P/N 64-4345.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: C'DaleRider
Radio Shack, among other electronics parts sellers, has some products that are made for heavy duty cleaning. Stuff I currently have from RS is called Precision Electronics Cleaner. No residue, safe for plastics, pcb, elec. contacts, etc.

It's mostly composed of heavy naptha, ether, and ether acetate. Works like a charm on heavy build-up. Has a spray can with a lift-up sprayer with a built-in brush. It's P/N 64-4345.

That sounds awesome, thanks.

 

[Taejin]

Originally posted by: C'DaleRider
Radio Shack, among other electronics parts sellers, has some products that are made for heavy duty cleaning. Stuff I currently have from RS is called Precision Electronics Cleaner. No residue, safe for plastics, pcb, elec. contacts, etc.

It's mostly composed of heavy naptha, ether, and ether acetate. Works like a charm on heavy build-up. Has a spray can with a lift-up sprayer with a built-in brush. It's P/N 64-4345.

man that stuff is hard to breathe O.O

lol, would light up like a bomb too..heh