cleaning circuit boards, the Navy way!

[George Maier]

Sheeeesh - - - I just tried that Navy method.  Never saw such good lookin' boards in my
life.  To heck with that NASA stuff.  Good night Irene......zzzzzzzzzz


Carl Hyde wrote:

> When I was in the Navy we used straight grain alcohol
> because it worked better removing silver oxide than
> isopropyl. We also had it issued to us in small
> bottles by a Corpsman. I still use it today in the
> form of Ever Clear straight grain alcohol, available
> at most liquor stores. Here is the procedure:
>
> 1. Have a container of slightly acidic liquid, (orange
> juice, lemonaid etc.) standing ready to neutralize the
> grain alcohol.
>
> 2. Dip a few wooden handled cotton swabs in the
> EverClear and let them soak up as much grain alcohol
> as possible.
>
> 3. Remove the excess alcohol from the q-tips by
> letting it drip into a handy receptical like Oh, your
> mouth for instance.
>
> 4. Neutralize the alcohol in your mouth with the
> acidic liquid.
>
> 5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 ten or twenty times until
> the circuit boards look pretty clean.
>
> 6. Put the circuit boards back into wherever you found
> them or not, its up to you.
>
> 7. Dispose of the leftover grain alcohol by
> neatralizing it completely with the acidic liquid then
> just to be safe around children, the environment, or
> small animals drink the mixture down.
>
> 8. The Navy method of cleaning circuit boards has
> never failed in my equipment, try it yourself and see!
>
> --- Steve Harrison <ko0u at OS.COM> wrote:
> > At 08:44 PM 1999-12-15 -0500, Harvey A. Kader wrote:
> > >Actually, isopropyl alcohol obtained in the
> > drugstore is ONLY 70%
> > alcohol/water(V/V).
> >
>
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