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This is critical!  If you don't get it right, you
could end up damaging the board or the parts.  And if
this is severe enough, the solder joints themselves, 
If the bristles are too soft, you are wasting you time
since there are certain particals which require a
certain minimum force be applied before they will
break free.  Insufficiently stiff bristles will not be
able to generate the required force.

Really, the best thing you can do is to test the
stiffness of your bristles.  If you don't have the
necessary equipment at your disposable, there are
several testing facilities around the United States
that can test them for you.

A Taber stiffness unit of 85 to 118 will meet the
above criteria.  If you are not familiar with this
measurement, please refer to:

http://www.taberindustries.com/mtm/stiffness_tester_intrepreting_results.htm

If you would like to conduct this test yourself on
your brush in question, here is what you need:

http://www.taberindustries.com/mtm/product_subframe_stiffness_tester.htm

Happy scrubbing!

Now let me see....  Is it White Day, St. Patrick's Day
or April Fool's Day today???  I must have started
drinking early.

When all is said and done, I suggest using a
fingernail scrubbing brush for best results.

Cheers!
Shemp  ;-)

> uh.... just a question? What "firmness of bristles
> are you guys using...? Soft, Med, Firm... ? 

P.S.  Firm toothbrushes are almost impossible to find
any more.  Thank the ADA for that one!



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I have a very specific way I do this.  I actually replace my scrubbing tooth
brush every 3 months.  Really!  Of course, the reason is that I install a
new tooth brush in my bathroom next to the tooth paste.  The new
"hand-me-down", gets passed over to module scrubbing duty.  I find 3 months
is the exact time needed to break one in to the correct stiffness for module
washing.
<snicker>
Larry H.


----- Original Message -----
From: Tentochi <tentochi2003@...>
This is critical!  If you don't get it right, you could end up damaging the
board or the parts.

For proper ritual outcome, it must be a soft bristle Colgate, used 
for three months prior by a human to brush teeth.  The gods prefer 
green.



:)



--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Markk :-\)" <markk2studios@c...> wrote:
> God speaks to me through MOTM... :>
> 
> Yeah, it's a real ritual with me.  I have to have my special 
> toothbrush for board washes or the thing won't work right when I 
> power up. When you're as skilled as I am, superstition works best!
> 
> 
> uh.... just a question? What "firmness of bristles are you guys 
using...? Soft, Med, Firm... ? 
> 
>     My toothbrush has to be in line with the planetary movements 
of Saturn, in the 3rd phase of the new moons... and it has to have a 
slight purple hue to it as well.... and if the light 
is 'just"......right...... I get rainbow rings around the toothbrush 
and it matches saturn !

> 
> IIIC
> 
> 
> Markk II Studios / Digital Nightmare Productions
> "You can never have too many synthesizers..."

heh heh heh

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Tentochi <tentochi2003@y...> wrote:
> This is critical!  If you don't get it right, you
> could end up damaging the board or the parts.  And if
> this is severe enough, the solder joints themselves, 
> If the bristles are too soft, you are wasting you time
> since there are certain particals which require a
> certain minimum force be applied before they will
> break free.  Insufficiently stiff bristles will not be
> able to generate the required force.
> 
> Really, the best thing you can do is to test the
> stiffness of your bristles.  If you don't have the
> necessary equipment at your disposable, there are
> several testing facilities around the United States
> that can test them for you.
> 
> A Taber stiffness unit of 85 to 118 will meet the
> above criteria.  If you are not familiar with this
> measurement, please refer to:
> 
> 
http://www.taberindustries.com/mtm/stiffness_tester_intrepreting_resu
lts.htm
> 
> If you would like to conduct this test yourself on
> your brush in question, here is what you need:
> 
> 
http://www.taberindustries.com/mtm/product_subframe_stiffness_tester.
htm

> 
> Happy scrubbing!
> 
> Now let me see....  Is it White Day, St. Patrick's Day
> or April Fool's Day today???  I must have started
> drinking early.
> 
> When all is said and done, I suggest using a
> fingernail scrubbing brush for best results.
> 
> Cheers!
> Shemp  ;-)
> 
> > uh.... just a question? What "firmness of bristles
> > are you guys using...? Soft, Med, Firm... ? 
> 
> P.S.  Firm toothbrushes are almost impossible to find
> any more.  Thank the ADA for that one!
> 
> 
> 
> :::MESSAGE RATING: 9T3:::
> 
> __________________________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online
> http://webhosting.yahoo.com

But the real question is, do you realize it's time to get a new brush because your teeth aren't getting cleaned, or your PCBs aren't getting cleaned...?

--PBr

-----Original Message-----
From: J. Larry Hendry [mailto:jlarryh@...]
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:21 PM
To: MOTM List
Subject: Re: [motm] toothbrushes.......


I have a very specific way I do this.  I actually replace my scrubbing tooth
brush every 3 months.  Really!  Of course, the reason is that I install a
new tooth brush in my bathroom next to the tooth paste.  The new
"hand-me-down", gets passed over to module scrubbing duty.  I find 3 months
is the exact time needed to break one in to the correct stiffness for module
washing.