IrfanBK
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Recently I discovered a new method of repairing
I had a few motherboards that quit while working fine. Some stopped responding well while others stopped working after being unused for a month or so.
I took the motherboard, soak it in water with some washing powder.
Washed the motherboard with a tooth brush. Rinsed it.
To dry it first I used hair dryer. Another good method would be to leave it in Sun for drying.
My personal favourite method is using an oven. Electric oven would be best as the temprature can be fed into its controls.
I used Microwave oven though. I put the motherboard on Convection PreHeat at 180 celcius for a few minutes and left it in there for half an hour after stopping the preheat at 180 degree.
Becareful though when using microwave. It should must have convection. Not all microwaves have that.
I have repaired a few mobiles and motherboards and a processor (Pentium II Slot type) with this method.
It may not always work. The logical explanation this method should work is that the pins of the ICs in PCBs are so close that they sometimes get short circuited even with a few dust particles.
Last edited by IrfanBK on Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:58 am; edited 1 time in total
Now these dust particles, rust, corossion, spider web, contamination etc., at the wrong IC (essential IC) can cause the whole circuit to stop working.
This method has saved me alot and hope this works for you as well. BECAREFUL WITH THE MICROWAVE THOUGH.
Don't wast our Bandwidth and time...But what you have in one post !!!!!!!/sortlaih
I had a few motherboards that quit while working fine. Some stopped responding well while others stopped working after being unused for a month or so.
I took the motherboard, soak it in water with some washing powder.
Washed the motherboard with a tooth brush. Rinsed it.
To dry it first I used hair dryer. Another good method would be to leave it in Sun for drying.
My personal favourite method is using an oven. Electric oven would be best as the temprature can be fed into its controls.
I used Microwave oven though. I put the motherboard on Convection PreHeat at 180 celcius for a few minutes and left it in there for half an hour after stopping the preheat at 180 degree.
Becareful though when using microwave. It should must have convection. Not all microwaves have that.
I have repaired a few mobiles and motherboards and a processor (Pentium II Slot type) with this method.
It may not always work. The logical explanation this method should work is that the pins of the ICs in PCBs are so close that they sometimes get short circuited even with a few dust particles.
Last edited by IrfanBK on Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:58 am; edited 1 time in total
Now these dust particles, rust, corossion, spider web, contamination etc., at the wrong IC (essential IC) can cause the whole circuit to stop working.
This method has saved me alot and hope this works for you as well. BECAREFUL WITH THE MICROWAVE THOUGH.
Don't wast our Bandwidth and time...But what you have in one post !!!!!!!/sortlaih
