How best to clean a dirty chasis

[Servo]

I have a filthy GO7 chassis and i was wondering what the best way to clean it would be. I have seen people hose them down in their back yard and others but them in the dishwasher. It seams crazy to me to wet them like that but is this a safe way of cleaning it. any advice would be appreciated...

[iankellogg]

for comparison, I work at a power electronics design company and the PCB's we make all go through a dishwasher. Just don't use soap, and ether let them air dry for like a week or put them in an oven at around 180f for an hour or so.

[STEVESPEEZE]

I have a filthy GO7 chassis and i was wondering what the best way to clean it would be. I have seen people hose them down in their back yard and others but them in the dishwasher. It seams crazy to me to wet them like that but is this a safe way of cleaning it. any advice would be appreciated...

Yeah I saw that youtube video too.. don't do that .
invest in a small air compressor and some paint brushes .
personally I would take it apart and clean it by hand piece by piece.

[atariforever2002]

Simple green or similar, garden hose, air compressor, warm sunny day. I've done it a dozen times. It easy, fast and thurough. Have even done it in the dishwasher a time or 2. These are crappy old PCB's not Rembrandts'. Just grab your sack and do it!

[STEVESPEEZE]

These are crappy old PCB's not Rembrandts'. Just grab your sack and do it!

Because if you are careful...............


Sometimes you get way nicer results.............

[iankellogg]

Do you clean clean your cars with a toothbrush?

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[STEVESPEEZE]

Do you clean clean your cars with a toothbrush?

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Yes I do clean clean my cars cars with a toothbrush toothbrush .
And my monitor chassis...

I guess you can clean a monitor chassis many different ways but when you only have one shot at it
you should be very careful with something that old.
what I meant was I remove the chassis from the frame before I clean it and so on.

[UnwoundS3GA]

I have a filthy GO7 chassis and i was wondering what the best way to clean it would be. I have seen people hose them down in their back yard and others but them in the dishwasher. It seams crazy to me to wet them like that but is this a safe way of cleaning it. any advice would be appreciated...

I just got done cleaning my G07 chassis! For all the chassis's I have cleaned, I used MG Chemicals Isopropyl Alcohol Electronics Cleaner - This: http://goo.gl/mvCM2o I usually put the alcohol into a aerosol spray bottle, and spray it down on the solder side and parts side to get the excess dirt off. Then I use a paintbrush to get the little things off. After, I am done with this process I use compressed air to get most of the alcohol off, than let air dry for at least 24 hours. Hope it helps!  ;)  

[iankellogg]

I just did 3 cap kits this week and I did exactly like i said, I put the chassis into the dish washer with no soap. then into the oven at 150F for an hour. I have hard water so there was some calcium on the pcbs, a toothbrush and alcohol fixed that, they look much better now and took less work.