Cleaning corrosion from a printed circuit board?..

[chris401]

Looks like it worked out and very shinny. I guess your random garage door opening is more likely than a hatch back opening up over night.

[WConley]

Nice trick, Doug!  I'll have to remember that, since I come across lots of sketchy old circuitry in the machines I play with.

[Joe-JDC]

I know you already cleaned the board, but when I was teaching electronics in the USAF, we used a soft rubber eraser to clean up hard to reach areas and slight corrosion issues.  You can still use a soft eraser to clean contacts such as a USB card, or battery terminal, or ink cartridge in a printer, etc.  Joe-JDC

[chris401]

I know you already cleaned the board, but when I was teaching electronics in the USAF, we used a soft rubber eraser to clean up hard to reach areas and slight corrosion issues.  You can still use a soft eraser to clean contacts such as a USB card, or battery terminal, or ink cartridge in a printer, etc.  Joe-JDC

Thanks