Questions tagged [washing]

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Vacuum-drying of cleaned PCBs?

De-ionized water is generally regarded as an effective cleaning agent for PCBs, as shown here and here. However, removing that water means compressed air, oven, and/or lengthy drying-time. Even if all these are used, water can still be present under…
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Can I clean up my board by boil water?

I'm trying to get rid of the flux on my board but it seems I have a problem. this is my board: After soldering two memory under the board(as you can see two memory(a RAM and a Flash)), there is a bit flux among the pins and unfortunately under the…
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Washing PCB for picoamp circuitry

I am possibly getting a problem with variation in performance between batches of boards that contain one area which is very current sensitive (to sub nanoamp). Could it be due to manufacturing residue or the board being inadequately washed? If the…
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Washing potentiometers with de-ionized water, or with distilled water?

I am aware water conducts electricity because of its impurities. However I am not sure if distilled water is pure enough to be safe to use to wash the potentiometers(and electronic boards in general), or should I go for deionized water as its more…
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Washing of an IC

Can someone tell me what is the information regarding the process of washing the device during production? This question is with respect to the Microchip LAN8741A
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is it OK to replace higher ampere TRIAC for a washing machine?

I have a 6 year old top load washing machine which requires a TRIAC replacement for wash motor. The actual TRIAC that came with factory PCB board is NXP BT138X-800 and the one I am looking to replace with is BT139-800E. These are passivated,…
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confused about power rating for washing machine in datasheet

I am interested in purchasing a Primus washing machine but I get confused about the power rating that is recorded in the data sheet (link below). On page 2 of the data sheet, the manufacturer states that the machine consumes 27 kW. Is this not too…
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Cleaning a computer

I have a (self-built) desktop computer, that was kept and used for a few days in a house that was infested with mold. I've been sensitized to mold, and the computer is contaminated enough to cause symptoms for me. What would be an efficient way to…
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How to test an ACS line switch

I have SMD AC line switch (ACS1207S) on my washing machine electrical board. I need to check if it is faulty, what's the appropriate test?
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