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Edge · 08-10-2005, 06:58 PM

JamesAvery,

I wasn't worried about having lost caps during the leak, but your statement did make me reconsider the bath concept. Instead I went with three rinses from a wash bottle - that way the caps are never submerged. The three rinses is a habit left over from high school chem - the prof there had some evidence (wish my memory was good enough to remember) that multiple light rinses with a clean solution is more effective then one heavy wash/bath of the same solution.

Not having immediate access to iso, I went with three rinses of the affected areas with distilled water and then some air drying with a blow dryer on light. I am going to let the board sit for a couple of days to allow any remaining water to evaporate. Already it appears to have helped - all the places where the coolant had not evaporated now appear clean and dry.

I've had the replacement block and loop running in the empty case for 24 hours with no leaks. Probably friday night I will put it all back together and see if it fires up.

Thanks all.
edge

08-10-2005, 06:58 PM	#11
Edge Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: westchester, ny, usa Posts: 20	JamesAvery, I wasn't worried about having lost caps during the leak, but your statement did make me reconsider the bath concept. Instead I went with three rinses from a wash bottle - that way the caps are never submerged. The three rinses is a habit left over from high school chem - the prof there had some evidence (wish my memory was good enough to remember) that multiple light rinses with a clean solution is more effective then one heavy wash/bath of the same solution. Not having immediate access to iso, I went with three rinses of the affected areas with distilled water and then some air drying with a blow dryer on light. I am going to let the board sit for a couple of days to allow any remaining water to evaporate. Already it appears to have helped - all the places where the coolant had not evaporated now appear clean and dry. I've had the replacement block and loop running in the empty case for 24 hours with no leaks. Probably friday night I will put it all back together and see if it fires up. Thanks all. edge