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montyt · 08-10-2005, 01:03 AM

I have had a couple of spills mostly on video cards.

I used pure turps (purchased from bunnings), as its is a bit hard to get isopropanol as general public.
Purchased pump bottle and proceeded to pump about 700ml onto boards and under chips sockets ect.
Then rinse with hot water.

Let dry for a day or two.

If spilt on board that has heatsink / thermal interface. You may need to remove HS and remove HS paste (ensuring that this doesn’t go under chip) ect.

I haven’t had a failure yet, and have had 2 video boards and 1 mother board that i have had to clean over 3 years.

Good luck

08-10-2005, 01:03 AM	#7
montyt Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: melbourne Posts: 14	I have had a couple of spills mostly on video cards. I used pure turps (purchased from bunnings), as its is a bit hard to get isopropanol as general public. Purchased pump bottle and proceeded to pump about 700ml onto boards and under chips sockets ect. Then rinse with hot water. Let dry for a day or two. If spilt on board that has heatsink / thermal interface. You may need to remove HS and remove HS paste (ensuring that this doesn’t go under chip) ect. I haven’t had a failure yet, and have had 2 video boards and 1 mother board that i have had to clean over 3 years. Good luck