cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

[ocf]

I just received a replacement mainboard, seller advertised it as a bit dusty.

Its caked in old dust and covered in dead bugs, definitely not a state I want to power it on in.

I only have paintbrushes, I know these can cause static, what do you guys use to brush down boards. I know there are carbon bristle antistatic brushes but I dont have these yet.

any advice welcome

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[CapLeaker]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

I use a toothbrush and 99% alcohol. Never had a problem. So I think as long as your paint brush bristles are made out of nylon, it should be good.

[ocf]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

sweet, thanks dude. What is a no go plastic for cleaning? one that does produce static?

[ocf]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

I've just read this -

The amount of static that builds up on your clothes depends on the material and how dry the atmosphere is. All fabrics have some tendency to build up a static charge, but synthetics like nylon, polyester and acrylic are particularly good at generating, and then holding on to, static charge.

I've also used toothbrushes in the past, in this case its quite a long bristle paintbrush that I will be using thoroughly over the entire board, both sides. Its a TV mainboard and not a power board so higher chance of static damage methinks.

[dick_barton]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

Nylon can create static but I've never had a noticable problem using a toothbrush and alcohol.

[vinceroger69]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

I also use a toothbrush and alcohol and also a paint brush to remove dust from power supplies and mainboards ive never had a problem afterwards.

[Malachi]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

I use my air compressor in the garage. Lol

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

Screw the haters I have always used a hoover with crevis attachment never had one issue with static at all. So I guess I must be a good ground then ?

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

Also here the amount of Tv's I have fixed not one issue at all many computers/laptops, xbox's, Psu's etc. Also nearly done 500 Tv's

[CapLeaker]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

Also here the amount of Tv's I have fixed not one issue at all many computers/laptops, xbox's, Psu's etc. Also nearly done 500 Tv's

I quit counting on what I repaired. :/

[vinceroger69]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

Also here the amount of Tv's I have fixed not one issue at all many computers/laptops, xbox's, Psu's etc. Also nearly done 500 Tv's

Thats a fair few repairs reece and you havnt really been doing repairs/sales for long ? and even the best of use gets the odd repair return on us i guess maybe same fault or a different one but its how we deal with the customer that counts, like you say a lot of repairs is word of mouth etc so keeping a good reputation conts in the repair/sales game.

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

Been doing em 2 years buddy, started in 2014 did board level then 2015 mainly component/board level now I fly through them Also I will admit when I joined bcn I did act very noobish to begin with to test the water I suppose but I have learnt alot off here.

[goontron]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

I like flux brushes..

[Alastair E]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

Ive used Any Kind Of Brush closest to me at the time!

Paintbrushes, Floor-brushes, toothbrushes--Anything, I aint proud, Never had a problem in 30 odd years!

I even soaked a Timebase board in Hot Water for an hour, scrubbed it with dish-brush, and fairy-liquid, swilled off with boiling water, gave it a good shake and dried it in front of a fan-heater for a while.
--Looked like new! Oh, It worked just fine too.

[CapLeaker]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

Ive used Any Kind Of Brush closest to me at the time!

Paintbrushes, Floor-brushes, toothbrushes--Anything, I aint proud, Never had a problem in 30 odd years!

I even soaked a Timebase board in Hot Water for an hour, scrubbed it with dish-brush, and fairy-liquid, swilled off with boiling water, gave it a good shake and dried it in front of a fan-heater for a while.
--Looked like new! Oh, It worked just fine too.

toilet brush?

[japlytic]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

There are ESD-safe brushes for cleaning dust from boards - you just need to know where to buy them.

[ocf]

Re: cleaning board advice - paintbrush cause static?

There are ESD-safe brushes for cleaning dust from boards - you just need to know where to buy them.

These go on ebay not many UK sellers with them.

I am 99% sure these "antistatic brushes" designed for PCB work are simply carbon bristle brushes the same type used to apply hair dye in salons. They come free with hair dying kits and can be bought for pennies at a hair supplies store.

Just need to get my arse moving and find a local hair supply store.