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Crashman   10-03-2005 at 11:26:39 AM
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Yes, I've washed just about everything with warm water. It's a good way to get pop out of things, but you have to dry things thoroughly. I'm not certain you're up to the task of drying things...

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emogoch   10-03-2005 at 12:44:29 PM
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An old co-worker of mine had some sort of alcohol-based pen brush that he would use to clean electronics. Might try looking for something like that.

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endyen   10-04-2005 at 01:27:14 AM
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For those "wingdingium" type stains, there are a numbers of electronic cleaning solvents. Just make sure it says (and does) no residue. Perform the cleaning outside the case, and outside the house (those fumes can kill).
My favorite is a brake cleaning compound called amazingly "brakeclean"

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dhlucke   10-04-2005 at 07:08:51 AM
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I know you can put your keyboard in the dishwasher, but can you do the same thing with a motherboard?

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Crashman   10-04-2005 at 07:43:02 AM
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with double membrane keyboards, it's probably easier to dry a motherboard!

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offgreen   10-04-2005 at 07:45:47 AM
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Just use the microwave.

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chubbza5   10-05-2005 at 03:23:48 AM
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DONT USE THE MICROWAVE!!!! I have never tried that myself, but that sounds like cooked on dust to me. I would try using a can of compressed air or something of the sort for your first time, or until someone shows you how to properly clean it. If I was you I would try on an old board first, just to get the hang of it.

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endyen   10-05-2005 at 04:18:07 AM
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I'm sure offgreen was kidding. Then again, the noise the caps make when they pop...
There is too much other metal on the board though, so that might just keep the capacitors from exploding properly.

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offgreen   10-05-2005 at 06:57:00 AM
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DONT USE THE MICROWAVE!!!! I have never tried that myself, but that sounds like cooked on dust to me. I would try using a can of compressed air or something of the sort for your first time, or until someone shows you how to properly clean it. If I was you I would try on an old board first, just to get the hang of it.


Hmm. You know I usally just clean my hard drives with magnets and then give them a good salt water bath. Then I dry em in my microwave, and I assumed that would work with mobos. I guess now that I think about it, putting sensitive electrical componets in the microwave isn't a good idea.

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Nights_L   10-06-2005 at 03:45:47 AM
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I heard a woman dried her dog with microwave... then she ran into hospital, crying that her dog is cooked..

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Clob   10-07-2005 at 07:02:55 AM
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Lol... Yeah! I 2nd the microwave idea! Only if you like fire!

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Rob423   10-08-2005 at 03:23:08 PM
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what's wrong with the traditional AIR CAN...

disassemble your system and air can each part... other then alittle dust.. wtf else would be on your boards... or do i even wanna know???

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chubbza5   10-08-2005 at 05:34:06 PM
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I thought you were serious in your first post. You shouldn't do that to n00bs.

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Ned_Flanders   10-08-2005 at 08:40:07 PM
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LMAO!

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Rob423   10-08-2005 at 11:39:26 PM
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lol

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endyen   10-10-2005 at 07:24:33 AM
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A friend spilled a large glass of wine on my favourite keyboard. I hit the power switch before a drop hit the case. The keyboard was fine after a good dismantle and soak.

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Rob423   10-10-2005 at 09:11:28 AM
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yea it's over lol... your taking it way to far... the joke died out awhile ago..

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gomerpile   10-11-2005 at 05:28:31 PM
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I Know its old but I wash mine with Crown 68360 safety solvent electric motor cleaner it is the best for cleaning parts.


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