mayhem
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Whether old and dirty or just badly looked after sometimes you need to clean you PCB so that you can work on them.
In this little tut I’m going to clean a couple of arcade PCBs because well there old and dirty and haven’t really been looked after well. Also they are with a bit of money
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So there are several ways of cleaning PCBS and some ways can serials get expansive and well who likes to pay out money when they don’t need to. So ill teach you a cheap ass method.
What you will need is
1. Deionised water
2. Vinegar
3. A soft brush
4. A Tub to hold it all in
5. A Cooker
First i start off buy looking at the boards I’m going to clean and as you can see there not clean by any means. There is years upon years of dirt on them.
Next we take some Deionised water and pour it in our tub (well i don’t I do it in my lasses sink but you better off using a plastic tub, I’m just a lazy ass).
Now add 1 cap full of Vinegar and swish it about in the tub / sink.
Now after removing and screws drop in you PCB and being carful give it a rub down with your brush. The softer the brush the better and be careful how you go about it. You don’t what to knock off any vital components.
Now once you dune this stick it in your draining board for a few moments for the liquid to come off. Now what i do then is empty out the old dirty liquid and give the bowl a clean out and then i rinse off the PCS with clean Deionised water to make sure all the vinegar is not present as this can destroy the board.
Again put it on the draining board again for about 10 to 15 min to get as much of the water off as possible.
Now using a electric cooker (fan assisted ones work best) set it to about 60c or just a little above its lowest point and let it warm up.
Now put you PCBs on paper and place in the oven. Keep the over door open a little so that the vapours can be let out .
Now cook for about 30 min to 1 hour keeping an eye on you PCB baking. Now once these have dried i personally then stick them in a warm airing cupboard for 2 days just to make sure they are dried out properly.
Thats it you now have clean new looking PCB’s.
Have fun.
Oh if you do this i am not responsable if you mess it up
These are shot of the PCB complete
The PCB ref no ref to it being
GX330 - Konami's Hyper Sports
And if you dont know the game its this ->
Now i just need to wire it up for a modern day arcade systemfor some dammed good button bashing (if it work that is)
In this little tut I’m going to clean a couple of arcade PCBs because well there old and dirty and haven’t really been looked after well. Also they are with a bit of money
.So there are several ways of cleaning PCBS and some ways can serials get expansive and well who likes to pay out money when they don’t need to. So ill teach you a cheap ass method.
What you will need is
1. Deionised water
2. Vinegar
3. A soft brush
4. A Tub to hold it all in
5. A Cooker
First i start off buy looking at the boards I’m going to clean and as you can see there not clean by any means. There is years upon years of dirt on them.
Next we take some Deionised water and pour it in our tub (well i don’t I do it in my lasses sink but you better off using a plastic tub, I’m just a lazy ass).
Now add 1 cap full of Vinegar and swish it about in the tub / sink.
Now after removing and screws drop in you PCB and being carful give it a rub down with your brush. The softer the brush the better and be careful how you go about it. You don’t what to knock off any vital components.
Now once you dune this stick it in your draining board for a few moments for the liquid to come off. Now what i do then is empty out the old dirty liquid and give the bowl a clean out and then i rinse off the PCS with clean Deionised water to make sure all the vinegar is not present as this can destroy the board.
Again put it on the draining board again for about 10 to 15 min to get as much of the water off as possible.
Now using a electric cooker (fan assisted ones work best) set it to about 60c or just a little above its lowest point and let it warm up.
Now put you PCBs on paper and place in the oven. Keep the over door open a little so that the vapours can be let out .
Now cook for about 30 min to 1 hour keeping an eye on you PCB baking. Now once these have dried i personally then stick them in a warm airing cupboard for 2 days just to make sure they are dried out properly.
Thats it you now have clean new looking PCB’s.
Have fun.
Oh if you do this i am not responsable if you mess it up
These are shot of the PCB complete
The PCB ref no ref to it being
GX330 - Konami's Hyper Sports
And if you dont know the game its this ->
Now i just need to wire it up for a modern day arcade systemfor some dammed good button bashing (if it work that is)
.
