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Tips on Dishwashing Game Boards?
Wade:
No, I leave everything on the board. Even the socketed chips. Some people recommend taking off any socketed chips but I don't bother. I figure I'm more likely to damage them trying to take them out. :)
Wade
RayB:
Just a word of caution... see to it you dry it out ASAP. I too had read about dishwashing boards n stuff, so I figured I'd clean up my Crystal Castles speaker grills before repainting. So I put in the dishwasher, light load, no soap.
Then I promptly forgot about it.
Took it out a day later. Every little hole (this is a GRILL remember) had rust in it. >:(
quarterback:
--- Quote from: Wade on April 18, 2005, 03:55:44 pm ---Here's what I do. I stick the boards in the washer, and use regular dish soap.
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When yo usay 'regular dish soap', do you mean liquid dish soap? It seems to me that using dry/granulated soap like Cascade (which is 'regular dishWASHER soap') could really damage your boards, since some of it's 'cleaning power' comes from its abrasiveness.
GGKoul:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on April 18, 2005, 08:08:31 pm ---Good score, GK ... I went in wanting a Negro, came out with a Negro 2 Slot ... and a burning desire for a good racing cab ...
--- End quote ---
Thanks! It's my all time favourite racing game. Next purchase will be Virtue Racing Twin.
The fusrating part is, while the unit was at Startburst, it worked. But when I got it home and fired it up, I got a blue screen. Apparently this is cause when there in damage to an IO board.
But Thanks to Wade, I maybe able to quickly fix my issue.
Wade:
I use regular granulated dishsoap. You are right, it's abrasiveness is what helps to make the boards look so nice. :) If you were worried, you could use liquid dishsoap.
I also use the dishwasher for clear ramps on pinball machines (I'm sure some of you have heard of this, too.) There is NO better way to make them look nice. After the dishwasher, they look almost new. Usually just takes a little polish to get the "ball trail marks" off of them.
As far as Rust, yeah, it can happen. Typically when I do coin doors (including wiring, mechs, etc.) there will be one or two parts that rust. Usually, it is some kind of tiny spring or clip. Not anything noticable. That speaker grill was probably all steel (prone to rust). I have never had any part of a PCB rust, although I'm sure there are some boards which have parts which could rust.
Wade
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