Hi
I would not soak the PCBs. Just blow away dirt using air. Somewhere I once read that the laminate of the PCBs can sponge up the water and I don't know whether this is nice. Better not to try it, your instruments are too nice to destroy them by cleaning
:-) if it was a PCB from something really ordinary, I would give it a try, but for sure not with those gems! ;-)
Tobias
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From: "Calvin Guan guancalvin@... [hp_agilent_equipment]"
Date: 10/16/17 06:27 (GMT+01:00)
To: hp_agilent_equipment@...
Subject: [hp_agilent_equipment] Plan to deep cleaning my gear
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Hi,
I am thinking of deep cleaning of my gear. 8566 SA, 8510 VNA, 8515A S-parameter test set, 8350/83592 sweeper.
I think I am going to remove all PCBs, soak them into clean water, brush them and dry them with hair dryer as soon as I can.
For delicate microwave assemblies like DC, YIG, YTFM, mixer and ovenized crystal, and CRT display, I will just brush dirt off the surface and leave them alone.
For sticky keys, soak the keyboard assembly into IPA, rinse them and dry them as quickly as I could.
Sounds like a plan?
Thank you!
Calvin
