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From: beyo@beyonet.UUCP (Steve Urich)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: motherboards in the dishwasher?
Summary: WD-40? (Too Oily :-) Blueshower it!
Message-ID: <158@beyonet.UUCP>
Date: 14 May 91 03:30:13 GMT
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In article <2053@kuling.UUCP>, rolande@kuling.UUCP (Roland Eriksson) writes:
 
> WD-40 if *GREAT* anything technical that is not working the way it should
> works BETTER with a few drops :-). The ozone may go away or i might get
> cancer or something, but i works wonder for any kind of contact problems.
> It is good for old clocks too. And it smells nice too.

	<*> WD-40 is generally used in water-proofing sparkplug wires,
	    distributers. Help stop sqeaks :-). 

	    Its does remove and help clean circuit boards, but its not
	    very good for dusty fan blown enclosures. The film of WD-40
	    lasts a long time on the PCB. Dust bunnies will have a ball,
	    not to mention once the film dries up the bunnies will be
	    harder to get off.

	    Unless you have a UUCP site in the middle of the Amazon and
	    you don't want the local fungus to munch away on your PCB's.

Blueshower by Tech Spray (24oz can) is what I use to blow away bunnies.
Easy to use, has lots of pressure, ozone friendly (Thats what the can says)
:-) and evaporates in approx. 5 minutes. No oily film and dry as a whistle.
Doesn't hurt most plastics, works without having to remove the PCB.

						Steve Urich
						WB3FTP