Washing a monitor with a hose

[UFO]

I have never seen this before, let alone even thought it would have been a good idea.

Skip to 11 minutes - I'm pretty sure this guy knows what he's doing!

[paigeoliver]

I have hosed down a few monitors in my time. I stopped doing it though because it is a little risky and because no one can see the monitor chassis anyway.

[UFO]

I have hosed down a few monitors in my time. I stopped doing it though because it is a little risky and because no one can see the monitor chassis anyway.

Yea, I dont know if you watched much more after that, but he managed to remove some of thw conductive paint off the back when he wahsed it and had to re-apply it.

I put my keyboard in the dishwasher once - came out really nice. Only dont put a dishwasher tablet in with it if you try it... apparently not good...

[Paladin]

I usually remove the monitor chassis and neck board.  Spray them with simple green, let sit for about 5 minutes then hose it off.  I use canned air to knock the majority of the water off, then let it sit for a day or two inside. 

For the tubes it depends on how dirty they are.  Sometimes I just brush the crud off with a soft bristle brush and canned air.  For really dirty ones I'll spray them as well, but try to keep the spray confined to the yoke and neck area.  I'll take a damp paper towel and gently do the area with aquadag by hand.

I also use simple green and water on game PCB's if they're bad.

Apart from the dirt acting as an insulator causing components to lose some cooling ability, there's nothing like pulling a clean chassis out to do a cap kit compared to getting your hands all black with years of filth.  Not to mention trying to keep your solder joints clean when there's dirt all over.

[WindDrake]

If I've got to clean a CRT, I've used simple green, then a paint sprayer loaded up with distilled water, followed by an airgun to blast it all off.

PCB's I've always left to Isopropyl Alcohol, unless it's got gunk on it. Then it's as above with the CRT.

[stringbender]

Would definitely go the airgun w/compressor route first to blow it out..
in my experience water and electronics don't mix.

[DLinkOZ]

From my days at an electronics manufacturer, I can say that most electronic parts are water-safe.  After the solder bath at our shop, or the reflow oven (depending on through-hole or smt), boards typically went through the washer.  It was just a multi-section, powerful water bath with a conveyor belt like you might see at a restaurant.