Yesterday I finally got around to cleaning my audio processor that I
made the mistake of putting WD-40 on when the wind blew rain into the
shop. It collected all kinds of dust and I disconnected it, BTW no
case just open boards. I scrubbed it with a tooth brush in a pan of
Isopropyl and set it out in the sun yesterday afternoon. It got a
couple of hours in the sun and it's over 100 degrees and maybe 7%
humidity. Will it be safe to hook it back up later on today after 8
hours of baking in the sun or should I wait for another full day?

I would guess that its 120 degrees on the surface of the board now ,
and getting anxious to fix the crippled stereo in the shop.

In article ,
Sunworshipper wrote:
Yesterday I finally got around to cleaning my audio processor that I
made the mistake of putting WD-40 on when the wind blew rain into the
shop. It collected all kinds of dust and I disconnected it, BTW no
case just open boards. I scrubbed it with a tooth brush in a pan of
Isopropyl and set it out in the sun yesterday afternoon. It got a
couple of hours in the sun and it's over 100 degrees and maybe 7%
humidity. Will it be safe to hook it back up later on today after 8
hours of baking in the sun or should I wait for another full day?

I would guess that its 120 degrees on the surface of the board now ,
and getting anxious to fix the crippled stereo in the shop.


I've seen a professional disaster recovery crew at work on a bunch of
computer gear with very heavy smoke damage. They had standard
convection ovens set at 130DegF with a blast of air. Circuit boards
stayed in there for a couple minutes.

Boards were cleaned in straight distilled water in a spray booth.





--
a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m

Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.

Al Dykes wrote:
In article ,
Sunworshipper wrote:

Yesterday I finally got around to cleaning my audio processor that I
made the mistake of putting WD-40 on when the wind blew rain into the
shop. It collected all kinds of dust and I disconnected it, BTW no
case just open boards. I scrubbed it with a tooth brush in a pan of
Isopropyl and set it out in the sun yesterday afternoon. It got a
couple of hours in the sun and it's over 100 degrees and maybe 7%
humidity. Will it be safe to hook it back up later on today after 8
hours of baking in the sun or should I wait for another full day?

I would guess that its 120 degrees on the surface of the board now ,
and getting anxious to fix the crippled stereo in the shop.



I've seen a professional disaster recovery crew at work on a bunch of
computer gear with very heavy smoke damage. They had standard
convection ovens set at 130DegF with a blast of air. Circuit boards
stayed in there for a couple minutes.

Boards were cleaned in straight distilled water in a spray booth.

If the boards have any connectors or sockets,
hit them with a blast of air to drive out
any collected fluid. Other than that you
should be good to go. If your boards had
any unsealed relays, you may have trouble with
them.

In article ,
Sunworshipper wrote:

Yesterday I finally got around to cleaning my audio processor that I
made the mistake of putting WD-40 on when the wind blew rain into the
shop. It collected all kinds of dust and I disconnected it, BTW no
case just open boards. I scrubbed it with a tooth brush in a pan of
Isopropyl and set it out in the sun yesterday afternoon. It got a
couple of hours in the sun and it's over 100 degrees and maybe 7%
humidity. Will it be safe to hook it back up later on today after 8
hours of baking in the sun or should I wait for another full day?

I would guess that its 120 degrees on the surface of the board now ,
and getting anxious to fix the crippled stereo in the shop.

A few years ago, a neighbors car was involved in a little flood... just
deep enough to submerge it's under the drivers seat mounted
emission/fuel injection computer in thin mud.

She didn't have the money for a new car, or computer.

With nothing to lose, I removed it, and blew out the wiring harness
connectors. I then took the case apart, gently flushed the spooge out
with the garden hose, and let it dry for 3 days inside.

Put it back together, and it runs fine to this day.

YMMV...

Erik

Erik wrote:
In article ,
Sunworshipper wrote:


Yesterday I finally got around to cleaning my audio processor that I
made the mistake of putting WD-40 on when the wind blew rain into the
shop. It collected all kinds of dust and I disconnected it, BTW no
case just open boards. I scrubbed it with a tooth brush in a pan of
Isopropyl and set it out in the sun yesterday afternoon. It got a
couple of hours in the sun and it's over 100 degrees and maybe 7%
humidity. Will it be safe to hook it back up later on today after 8
hours of baking in the sun or should I wait for another full day?

I would guess that its 120 degrees on the surface of the board now ,
and getting anxious to fix the crippled stereo in the shop.


A few years ago, a neighbors car was involved in a little flood... just
deep enough to submerge it's under the drivers seat mounted
emission/fuel injection computer in thin mud.

She didn't have the money for a new car, or computer.

With nothing to lose, I removed it, and blew out the wiring harness
connectors. I then took the case apart, gently flushed the spooge out
with the garden hose, and let it dry for 3 days inside.

Put it back together, and it runs fine to this day.

Since the demise of Freon, virtually all electronics
is either cleaned with water or not cleaned at all.
The only issue is water getting into unsealed switches
and connectors. You did the right thing.

On Wed, 25 May 2005 10:51:52 -0700, Sunworshipper
wrote:

Yesterday I finally got around to cleaning my audio processor that I
made the mistake of putting WD-40 on when the wind blew rain into the
shop. It collected all kinds of dust and I disconnected it, BTW no
case just open boards. I scrubbed it with a tooth brush in a pan of
Isopropyl and set it out in the sun yesterday afternoon. It got a
couple of hours in the sun and it's over 100 degrees and maybe 7%
humidity. Will it be safe to hook it back up later on today after 8
hours of baking in the sun or should I wait for another full day?

I would guess that its 120 degrees on the surface of the board now ,
and getting anxious to fix the crippled stereo in the shop.

Thanks all , it lives again. Now how to figure out why the turn table
isn't in stereo. I might have changed something awhile back when I
shut the processor down, IIRC that alone shuts off one channel. The
thing is really complex and backwards from what it should look like so
I was afraid to change the wires. I've been putting up with one side
of stereo for a long time. Could be that I don't have something right
or forgot how to set the amp between components.

Sounds great with four speakers and the cool processor a friend made
for TV and radio stations again. Works really good on cleaning up
records and tape. Looks like a day and a half is ok.

If I had the $ back 10 years ago I would have hunted down the guy that
had the last 10 , probably could have got them for $150. Oh well.

On Wed, 25 May 2005 18:36:27 -0700, Sunworshipper
wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2005 10:51:52 -0700, Sunworshipper
wrote:

Yesterday I finally got around to cleaning my audio processor that I
made the mistake of putting WD-40 on when the wind blew rain into the
shop. It collected all kinds of dust and I disconnected it, BTW no
case just open boards. I scrubbed it with a tooth brush in a pan of
Isopropyl and set it out in the sun yesterday afternoon. It got a
couple of hours in the sun and it's over 100 degrees and maybe 7%
humidity. Will it be safe to hook it back up later on today after 8
hours of baking in the sun or should I wait for another full day?

I would guess that its 120 degrees on the surface of the board now ,
and getting anxious to fix the crippled stereo in the shop.

Thanks all , it lives again. Now how to figure out why the turn table
isn't in stereo. I might have changed something awhile back when I
shut the processor down, IIRC that alone shuts off one channel. The
thing is really complex and backwards from what it should look like so
I was afraid to change the wires. I've been putting up with one side
of stereo for a long time. Could be that I don't have something right
or forgot how to set the amp between components.

Sounds great with four speakers and the cool processor a friend made
for TV and radio stations again. Works really good on cleaning up
records and tape. Looks like a day and a half is ok.

If I had the $ back 10 years ago I would have hunted down the guy that
had the last 10 , probably could have got them for $150. Oh well.

Next time you get in the area, Ill give you a Roberts 772 reel to reel
tape recorder....hummm Ill have to check to make sure I didnt give it
to someone else from the newsgroup. Or tha Akai reel to reel.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

On Thu, 26 May 2005 08:04:40 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2005 18:36:27 -0700, Sunworshipper
wrote:

On Wed, 25 May 2005 10:51:52 -0700, Sunworshipper
wrote:

Yesterday I finally got around to cleaning my audio processor that I
made the mistake of putting WD-40 on when the wind blew rain into the
shop. It collected all kinds of dust and I disconnected it, BTW no
case just open boards. I scrubbed it with a tooth brush in a pan of
Isopropyl and set it out in the sun yesterday afternoon. It got a
couple of hours in the sun and it's over 100 degrees and maybe 7%
humidity. Will it be safe to hook it back up later on today after 8
hours of baking in the sun or should I wait for another full day?

I would guess that its 120 degrees on the surface of the board now ,
and getting anxious to fix the crippled stereo in the shop.

Thanks all , it lives again. Now how to figure out why the turn table
isn't in stereo. I might have changed something awhile back when I
shut the processor down, IIRC that alone shuts off one channel. The
thing is really complex and backwards from what it should look like so
I was afraid to change the wires. I've been putting up with one side
of stereo for a long time. Could be that I don't have something right
or forgot how to set the amp between components.

Sounds great with four speakers and the cool processor a friend made
for TV and radio stations again. Works really good on cleaning up
records and tape. Looks like a day and a half is ok.

If I had the $ back 10 years ago I would have hunted down the guy that
had the last 10 , probably could have got them for $150. Oh well.

Next time you get in the area, Ill give you a Roberts 772 reel to reel
tape recorder....hummm Ill have to check to make sure I didnt give it
to someone else from the newsgroup. Or tha Akai reel to reel.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner


Got one and about 4 new tapes. Have to get the whole stereo system up
and going perfectly first. The tape I got from the swap meet makes an
EEEEEEE sound , haven't tried the new yet.

Almost got the package done, looks like I'm going to miss this
weekend. Maybe next Sat. after 10... Got a favorite carrier?

I keep being interrupted , everyone will be gone soon. 4 days alone !
Except I have to do a pool from hell. Is it just me or is it really
rude to call back cause I called the customer once for a gate code or
inform them that tile isn't in town? They get it on caller ID and
then call me back everyday on their ID blocked phones. The last one
called me at 9:30 pm to ask me if I could do the tile diagonally on
this very complex pool. Talked her out of it, it would have looked
like crap anyhow.

On Thu, 26 May 2005 14:15:34 -0700, Sunworshipper
wrote:


Got one and about 4 new tapes. Have to get the whole stereo system up
and going perfectly first. The tape I got from the swap meet makes an
EEEEEEE sound , haven't tried the new yet.

If you are trying to play old reel-to-reel tapes that have been
sitting for decades, you may have to bake them first. Or the oxide
sticks and sheds, or peels off on the heads, and they're now trash.
(And you have to clean out the deck, too.)

AFAIK you just put the tapes in an electric oven (NOT gas) at around
200F for a few days and let them dry out, but you might want to
research it first. Especially if the tapes are irreplaceable, like
recording session masters.

-- Bruce --

--
Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop
Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
Spamtrapped address: Remove the python and the invalid, and use a net.

Baking works well but 200F is too hot and could damage the tape. Have
a look at these links...

http://www.josephson.com/bake_tape.html

http://www.tangible-technology.com/tape/baking1.html

Cheers,

Kelley

On Fri, 27 May 2005 17:40:50 GMT, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:

On Thu, 26 May 2005 14:15:34 -0700, Sunworshipper
wrote:


Got one and about 4 new tapes. Have to get the whole stereo system up
and going perfectly first. The tape I got from the swap meet makes an
EEEEEEE sound , haven't tried the new yet.

If you are trying to play old reel-to-reel tapes that have been
sitting for decades, you may have to bake them first. Or the oxide
sticks and sheds, or peels off on the heads, and they're now trash.
(And you have to clean out the deck, too.)

AFAIK you just put the tapes in an electric oven (NOT gas) at around
200F for a few days and let them dry out, but you might want to
research it first. Especially if the tapes are irreplaceable, like
recording session masters.

-- Bruce --

On Sun, 29 May 2005 12:28:36 -0700, Kelley Mascher
wrote:

Baking works well but 200F is too hot and could damage the tape. Have
a look at these links...

http://www.josephson.com/bake_tape.html

http://www.tangible-technology.com/tape/baking1.html

Cheers,

Kelley

That's precisely why I said "you might want to research it first".
Thanks for finding the links.

I knew there was a problem he might encounter and should be aware
of, and you needed to put the tape in a 'warm and dry' oven to cure
it, but I wasn't sure exactly what value of 'warm' was needed.

-- Bruce --

--
Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop
Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
Spamtrapped address: Remove the python and the invalid, and use a net.

On Mon, 30 May 2005 05:42:59 GMT, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:

On Sun, 29 May 2005 12:28:36 -0700, Kelley Mascher
wrote:

Baking works well but 200F is too hot and could damage the tape. Have
a look at these links...

http://www.josephson.com/bake_tape.html

http://www.tangible-technology.com/tape/baking1.html

Cheers,

Kelley

That's precisely why I said "you might want to research it first".
Thanks for finding the links.

I knew there was a problem he might encounter and should be aware
of, and you needed to put the tape in a 'warm and dry' oven to cure
it, but I wasn't sure exactly what value of 'warm' was needed.

-- Bruce --

I understood, sounded a little hot.

Yes, thanks for the links.