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The water here in Berlin is so "hard" (or at least in my 'hood) I get a 
patina of minerals across my PCBs every time I wash.

I wonder if this will give me a Barolo-in-oak type effect after a few 
years.....


On Jan 14, 2005, at 18:06 Uhr, paulhaneberg wrote:

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> Like Larry, I solder all the holes with organic solder prior to the
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> I scrub my boards very thouroughly, but I do not rinse them with
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> Some places have high iron contenet in the water which can leave
> rust stains.  I wonder if this could possibly degrade performance.
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