[Coco] Best way to clean up FD501 controller board.

[William Schaub]

I just Gave this a try, all I could find was 50% isopropyil alcohol It 
seems to have worked quite well. I'm waiting for the alcohol to dry off 
and then I will give it another go hopefully it will work this time 
round. otherwise I will be wanting a new controller  I would be glad to 
give the non-working board as a source of parts.


Bob Devries wrote:
> In my experience, the best method to clean a PCB is to use an old 
> tooth brush, with isopropyl alcohol.
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Schaub" 
> <wschaub at steubentech.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:07 AM
> Subject: [Coco] Best way to clean up FD501 controller board.
>
>
>> Looks like my FD501 isn't working I took it apart and it looks like 
>> it has some crud inside of it.
>> I'm adding a link to the picture in this email to see what you guys 
>> think.
>>
>> What should I use to clean this board? Hopefully it will come up 
>> after its been de-gunked if its not toasted already.  If I can't 
>> clean it does anyone have a spare FD-501 or other floppy controller 
>> that will drive an FD501 drive I could buy?
>>
>> I already feel bad because I had to break the label I was really 
>> hoping to avoid that.
>>
>> If you want some close up pictures of the board in it's current state 
>> look at:
>> http://www.steubentech.com/~talon/private/