Circuit Board corrosion

[Charles W. Morehouse]

James,
There are several copper cleaning pastes on the market and at the
grocery store.  Use one to clean the traces.  They will do no damage to
the board if you rinse them well after. Hope this helps, 73.
Wayne;
W4GBW

James N Zollitsch wrote:

>HI, I recently aquired an unbuilt heathkit, When I opened the box to start
>assembly I found that the circuit board traces are darkened and will not take
>solder. Is there a simple way to clean the boards and remove the corrosion so I
>can start installing the components. Thanks for any help.  JIM
>Maint56man at aol.com
>
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