TS9 went swimming....

[sirbergersworth]

I hope this is in the right place and hope it is cool to ask about a production pedal here.
Today I was given a TS9 RI that had been for a swim. Flood, sink, I don't know the story.
It has been dried and works well enough. I does have some dirt on the board. I will clean pots well with contact cleaner, but what about the board and components? Should I rinse it with distilled water and lightly take a tooth brush to it.
I plan on installing a socket for the Ic and doing the 808 mods.

Pics below.

Thanks

[jkokura]

Personally, I would just do the typtical mods, clean up the corrosion and then play her. You don't add to the value, and most of the mods all make it sound the same in a mix. If you like the way it sounds, leave it as is.

Jacob

[sirbergersworth]

Personally, I would just do the typtical mods, clean up the corrosion and then play her. You don't add to the value, and most of the mods all make it sound the same in a mix. If you like the way it sounds, leave it as is.

Jacob

Thanks
I was thinking a rinse might make my job of desoldering and soldering of better quality. I am not trying to sell it or add any value. Was hoping it may be somewhat reliable. .

[stecykmi]

i wouldn't recommend putting water on electronics, even distilled water. use either contact cleaner (the kind with no lube) or isopropyl alcohol (ideally 99%).

[pickdropper]

i wouldn't recommend putting water on electronics, even distilled water. use either contact cleaner (the kind with no lube) or isopropyl alcohol (ideally 99%).

This.  Use isopropyl alcohol or maybe even flux cleaner.  But I'd just go with high purity isopropyl alcohol.

[JohnL]

Isopropyl, above 90% works well. I know it removes Mountain Dew from a lighting board well enough to make it work again.

[hammerheadmusicman]

I always use Isopropyl Alcohol to clean anything, works great every time, makes sure it's dry before you start soldering though. Once, i cleaned some gunge off the back of a board, put the brush down and carried on soldering and got a face full of the worst fumes you could ever imagine! i only did it once

George

[sirbergersworth]

i wouldn't recommend putting water on electronics, even distilled water. use either contact cleaner (the kind with no lube) or isopropyl alcohol (ideally 99%).

Thanks all.
I will use isopropyl.
You guys rock btw.

[pickdropper]

When I am done washing a board, I often use a can of compressed air to blow out any remaining liquid from under ICs.  Not always necessary, but occasionally helps.

When cleaning a board, be careful not to get it on the inside of sockets as it can deposit old solder rosin in there.

[sirbergersworth]

When I am done washing a board, I often use a can of compressed air to blow out any remaining liquid from under ICs.  Not always necessary, but occasionally helps.

When cleaning a board, be careful not to get it on the inside of sockets as it can deposit old solder rosin in there.

Thank You!

[jeffaroo]

yeah, contact cleaner is awesome. it is pressurized like a can of air and drys extremly fast.
i used to use it as a degreaser. OSH had a good one in a black can at half the price of the others

[sirbergersworth]

Thank you.