i am going through cleaning things and i finally tackled my greasy PSX
literally greasy. like it was hosed with cooking oil. it was every where except under the lid. i dont know how it happened, i just forgot about it and stuck it away and it sat.
its very funky because inside it rused the sheilding but the PCB had no corrosion on it. it also ate away at the lower half of the plastic shell. the top half is fine strange enough.
and by ate away i dont mean huge holes and stuff, the stand offs and alignment tabs are all crumbly, quite a few of them just turned to powedery goop.
any way i tried regular electronics cleaner and it wasnt cutting it so i figure if i leave it this bad and try turning it on its going to fry any way, so i washed it in the sink with dish soap and a brush.
super hot water so it will evaporate quicky.
before i went at it i tested it with a multi meter to check for any residual juice left over in the caps, hasnt been on in a very long time but caps hold a grudge for a very long time.
i had to clean all 3 PCBs in this thing this way, PSU, Main board, Controller board. i'll let you know how it works out when its dry.
did this once before and it was ok afterwards, some one puked into the front pannel of a PC i was rebuliding and its working fine
this on eht other hand i'm not so sure about, theres a bit more to it than usb ports and a card reader with a power button.
has any one ever had to come to this?