Far from true. A lot more work would need to be done. It would need to be thoroughly cleaned with de-ionized distilled water, then baked in PCB oven for quite some time. And even that will likely not do it.
I`d imagine the inductors will be goners and probably faulty solder joints will appear after the second ovening... frankly I`d probably throw it away, not worth the bother unless it`s a really expensive board thats worth the repair.
You are right that it likely is not worth the time to fix. But as far as putting it in a PCB oven, it doesn't need to go up to reflow temps, just slightly over 100c to remove moisture from the board.
yeah, I bake them at 100C for 5 minutes when the moisture indicator is off on new ones... happens more often then I`d like... really sucks pulling them out afterwards cause it`s not like we keep oven mitts in the lab you know, it`s sleeves only kind of environment
You work in a manufacturing lab? Nice. I'd love a job at one.
As far as a PCB being fully submerged in water I would want to bake it for no less than 1 hour but more likely around 2 hours with a slow ramp up and ramp down to prevent warping. The things I have seen that ends up being the biggest issue is corrosion and other contaminates building up under the bga chips. Thats really when you should use an ultrasonic cleaner.
something like that. I work at a university, we have a small lab there where the students can do their stuff, that's where most of the problems come up, improper handling and all that. Nothing surprising much, fingerprints on PCBs and then you gotta prime it for the oven again or someone ESDs their components right out of the bag and I gotta explain what they did.
I don't get how people still think that's a thing. It would require a redicuously/ large/strong magnet to be able to wipe the data or do damage to a drive
yea as long as u dry it really well, cleaning a fan like this should be alright...but make sure to plug it in to an external power source before you try plugging it into your computer's powersupply again- just in case it shorts no need to ruin a 150 dollar supply
oh duh i see that now, thought it was one of those closed loop water cooled radiators...well it might work if you dry it off well enough, its just a transformer- theyre made to withstand hi current draws and shorts...unless its got some fancy firmware board on it you're probably good
A lot less than you'd think. Two shootings and running people over. Still barely got into double digits from what I recall. Of course he also called himself "a supreme gentlemen" so maybe he was just too beta to kill properly.