[Robotgroup] Board etching experience/problem

[Def Egge]

At 15:18  2007-05-15, you wrote:

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>I have seen assembled PCBs put through a dishwasher to clean them and
>apparently this is an 'accepted' practice. Perhaps hot water, dish soap, and
>a scrub brush would be safer if you use your dishwasher for dishes that you
>eat with.

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Paul might be on to something here.  Give it a try with the hot 
water, powdered dishwasher detergent, and a scrub brush.  That 
dishwasher detergent - as opposed to the liquid detergent for washing 
dishes in the sink - is pretty alkaline and corrosive and may very 
well remove your conductive residue.  If you don't normally use 
powdered dishwasher detergent, remind me and I'll try to bring a 
sample to Thursday's meeting.


All the best....

Mike