You know......I heard that some of the rebuild companies run their dirty boards thru a dishwasher. I wanna try that, but certainly not with a customer's unit. Maybe a cheap one that a customer left as a no repair....But this info came from this list. Damon Brunger damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Telrad Electronic Services Ft Wayne, IN 46815 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lessard" <mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 5:30 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Cleaning Coke from chassis ? > > Question? What about the electrolytic capacitors, can water > get up into them? You can't literally soak the board can you? > > David Lessard > mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bil Green > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 5:26 PM > To: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Adolph Gower > Cc: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Cleaning Coke from chassis ? > > > > Finally someone else that actually uses hot water. I was feeling a > little out of place until now. > > > -- > Best regards, > Bil mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > Sunday, December 15, 2002, 8:12:27 AM, you wote: > > > AG> Hot water and blow dryer > AG> Adolph Gower > AG> Cordova TV > AG> 10275 Old Placerville Rd. #5 > AG> Sacramento, Ca. 95827 > AG> Source for good used parts. > AG> Ph. (916) 363-6565 > AG> Fax (916) 363-7623 > AG> ----- Original Message ----- > AG> From: "Dave Huston" <DaveHuston@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > AG> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > AG> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 8:11 PM > AG> Subject: [TechAssist] Cleaning Coke from chassis ? > > > >> > >> This question is not model specific. > >> What's the best cleaning solution to remove and clean Coke from a chassis > >> board? > >> I have a TV in shop that had pop accidentally spilled down the front of > AG> the > >> picture tube and collected inside on the chassis around the IR receiver > >> circuitry. I'd like to try to clean it before condemning it as > AG> unrepairable > >> if that's possible. This set is just over a year old so I thought I'd try > AG> my > >> best. > >> Any advice is appreciated. > >> Dave Huston > >> Huston TV & Electronics > >> Marion, Ohio 43302 > >> DaveHuston@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >> (740) 389-5726 voice & fax. > >> > >> ------------------------------------------ > >> Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > >> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > >> ------------------------------------------ > >> To REMOVE your email address, click here: > >> http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > >> To CHANGE your email address, click here: > >> http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > >> > >> > > > AG> ------------------------------------------ > AG> Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > AG> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > AG> ------------------------------------------ > AG> To REMOVE your email address, click here: > AG> http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > AG> To CHANGE your email address, click here: > AG> http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html