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doccybrown
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I`m using Ballistol for cleaning chips!
That`s a fir oil based univeral oil and it removes
pen-markings, thermal compound and
glue very efficient. Original prints stay and
gives the chip a neat shiny finish.
Smells like hell but the manual says
it`s so harmless that it can be used
to clean the ears of animals for example.....
and a warning not to blow directly
into the ear... 
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D.8080
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| donutty wrote: | | dume wrote: | So I can affirm that cleaning cpus is a risky job involving use of solvents, linking the activity to premature departure and painful short life span... good to know, I need to get an insurance 
Who said that collecting cpus wasn't a hard man's job?? (spit of chewed tobacco - Jesse Ventura style) |
d-Limonene is natural and safe. |
...and having a sip of it while cleaning with solvents... "happy lemonade" 
If I think of all the stuff I cleaned in a badly ventilated room... We are pioneers here! |
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msze
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:08 am Post subject: :) |
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As I'm only new to collecting CPUs I haven't had to clean one yet, but from all our discussions it sounds like it's a fun thing to do! (well, okay, necessary and rewarding at least!)
So thermal paste and general cleaning looks like it'll be solved by ArctiClean, but I did notice I had a few chips like picur10 asked about. I'm guessing ArctiClean might not be "dangerous" enough to clean that up and acid was suggested, but can anyone suggest a specific product? (my fingers are crossed that ArctiClean will be all good!) Oh, and a secondary thing, can chips like this be restored back to a somewhat original state?
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donutty
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: :) |
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For chips like that, a scraping tool of some sorts might be useful. |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:41 pm Post subject: Ahhhh |
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Okay, got it... I'm looking forward to seeing how well it all works out and how well they can be restored...
Thanks for the advice! |
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johnorun
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Location: Chicago, IL- US
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: :) |
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For chips like that, a scraping tool of some sorts might be useful. |
Yes- A jackhammer will work on that chip!  |
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Chook
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Has anyone worked out how to easily get off those unremovable warranty stickers?
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andamus
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| Chook wrote: | | Has anyone worked out how to easily get off those unremovable warranty stickers? |
I put the cpus for a couple of days in a fullfilled jar with alchool. If the label is made by plastic I do some little scratch on it with a cutter to allow the alchool to reach the glue. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Chook wrote: | | Has anyone worked out how to easily get off those unremovable warranty stickers? |
I scrape them off with a single edge Razor blade. |
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johnorun
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| Anonymous wrote: | | Chook wrote: | | Has anyone worked out how to easily get off those unremovable warranty stickers? |
I scrape them off with a single edge Razor blade. |
My post above^
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