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Subject: Re: [motm] Question on old parts and PCB's

From: jwbarlow@...
Date: 2010-12-25

What I would suggest (ROHS or not) would be to take an old (ie, not used for anything other than electronics) sponge (or rag) and some powdered cleanser (eg: Ajax) and water, and give the boards a little scrub to brighten up the copper and remove any tarnish/oxidization.
 
Am I wrong to do this?
 
JB
 
Merry Christmas too all.
 
In a message dated 12/24/2010 11:50:27 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, megalists-1@... writes:
These parts and PCB's are a good five years old, so I'm sure everything
is pre ROHS, but wanted to know if I need to do any prep work on the
parts leads or boards.

Any suggestions or just fire up the iron and let the flux do it's job?