01 January 2009, 23:39 | #1 |
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New Year Day = throw CD32 in the dishwasher day
Sporting new caps and she's all shiny, best leave her for a few days to dry out This one will be up for sale once the plastics are cleaned up too! Watch this space...
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02 January 2009, 00:02 | #2 |
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You might want to add some extra lens flares here and there for that special shine
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02 January 2009, 03:18 | #5 |
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This may sound stupid, but you actually stuffed it in the Dishwasher?
I know before I trained as an apprentice engineer at my last job, they used to do this with insurance work when it was smoke damaged, but I never tried it. Didnt think it was very safe for long term reliability. |
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I know folk do this quite often with old arcade PCBs so thought I'd give it a go, hasn't rusted anything looking at it this morning... removed the KS rom beforehand too... |
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03 January 2009, 00:47 | #8 |
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wouldn't the salt in a dishwasher be bad (sorry to be so slow on the update here!)
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03 January 2009, 02:33 | #9 |
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Just don't use any kind of soap, just plain water and you are on the safe side of things.
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I always assumed that anything electronic would be safer away from any liquid. This is a surprise for me. And how do you apply it? Running water to the board, or diving the board on a bucket? And for how long? Using bottled water is better than from the regular water supply because of calcareous? |
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03 January 2009, 12:19 | #11 |
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It's honestly a good way of cleaning up old PCB's, and plastics too as long as they aren't too yellowed:
PCB's -Dishwasher on a low-temp 'eco' wash: 40deg C or so. -Just water, NO, I repeat, NO dishwasher powder / detergents. -If you can be bothered it's worth unplugging any socketed ICs first. -Make DA*MN SURE it's fully dry before firing up again... ...a few days on a sunny table or airing cupboard should do. Plastics: -Dishwasher on a low-temp 'eco' wash: 40-60deg C or so. -Maybe a bit of detergent for this one. Personally I'd not suggest using dishwasher powder/tablets here... ...I tend to 'clean' the plastics by hand, not wash off the suds, then shove the lot into the dishwasher (water only). -Take care! As a general rule computer cases tend to be made of plastic that won't warp with temperature but flaps 'n doors are often made of heat-moldable stuff that can, um, sag a bit... ...I once got a beautifully 2D RiscPC front flap this way. Lovely 'n clean BTW Paul_s |
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And make sure to stop the dishwasher before the drying/heating cycle!
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03 January 2009, 14:09 | #13 |
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Thanks for the explanation Charlie
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03 January 2009, 16:11 | #14 |
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sorry to be thick. but dishwashers have salt in 'em. I take it you don't need to remove this salt before doing the wash?
How about rinse aid, which again is in the dishwasher all the time.... |
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I thought salt had to be added manually to dishwashers if you lived in a 'hard' water area only?
Just fired her up now and she is working great after 2 days drying out I'm not selling her now, she's too sexy! |
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Yeah, right... I was erm mulling around the dishwasher wondering if my experiment would work |
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