[sdiy] Better then Q-Tips

[Graham Atkins]

Good idea but....

I haven't seen any lately but you used to be able to buy a tool called  
a "Jackfield
burnisher". This consisted of a metal "dummy" plug with the same  
profile as a jack
plug with fine diamond powder coating it. Fast and worked very well.

Graham

On 1 Apr 2010, at 00:42, Travis Shire wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David G. Dixon" <dixon at interchange.ubc.ca 
> >
> To: "'Rainer Buchty'" <rainer at buchty.net>; "'cheater cheater'" <cheater00 at gmail.com 
> >
> Cc: <Synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 6:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Better then Q-Tips
>
>
>> On a more serious note ("da-da-da-dummmmmmmmm!") I "HATE" using  
>> anything
>> cotton-based on the back of a PCB, because all those little sticker- 
>> y solder
>> joints pull the fibres out and create a big mess.
>>
>> In my experience, the absolute best way to clean the back of a PCB  
>> is with
>> an old toothbrush dedicated just for the purpose.  I keep a gnarly  
>> old
>> toothbrush by the laundry room wash basin, and when I'm done  
>> soldering up a
>> board (but before I've plugged any chips or anything water- 
>> sensitive into
>> it) I give the solder side a good scrubbing with the toothbrush and  
>> a couple
>> drops of dish soap and water.  Then I rinse, repeat with a bit of  
>> isopropyl
>> alcohol, then rinse again.  It's clean as a whistle then.  When I'm  
>> "really"
>> all done soldering, and after the board is clean and dry, I often  
>> spray it
>> with something like "Trem-Clad" corrosion inhibitor to protect the  
>> copper
>> from corroding.
>>
>>
> Word. Q tips *are* awesome for cleaning 1/4" jacks....after you go  
> thru them with onna these:
> http://www.eabco.com/images/PS01.gif
>
> They're gun cleaning brushes. The .25 caliber works best for 1/4"  
> jacks. I chuck mine into an exacto knife handle intented for the  
> larger blades. Quick....easy....cheap. The bore brush is like 2$ at  
> yer local sport shop. Best 2$ I ever spent....
>
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