Protecting absorption refrigerators PCB
The last few years during the storm season I've been having issues with my refrigerator (Norcold N641) not working temporarily. At first I thought there was something wrong with the PCB as the frig...
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I was able to get the Norcold N641 working again.
However even though it was cleaned up with CRC Electronic Cleaner there is still some green mold/mildew corrosion that I want to remove before applying any conformal coating
Even minutes amount of mildew/mold will eventually spread itself if not 100 percent cleaned off. (The same sort of thing happens e.g. with cameras and lenses.)
Below is a link to photo gallery with pics that show remaining PCB mildew/mold (doesn't appear like much, however from my experience this amount of mold will eventually spread itself and take over the entire PCB if left alone long enough.
Pics of N641 PCB
As you can see from some of the pics there is still some green mold/mildew corrosion on one of the chip pins and some slight green left on the plug.
I think I may be able to kill and neutralize the rest of it with some Clorox and navel jelly perhaps some vinegar.
However even though it was cleaned up with CRC Electronic Cleaner there is still some green mold/mildew corrosion that I want to remove before applying any conformal coating
Even minutes amount of mildew/mold will eventually spread itself if not 100 percent cleaned off. (The same sort of thing happens e.g. with cameras and lenses.)
Below is a link to photo gallery with pics that show remaining PCB mildew/mold (doesn't appear like much, however from my experience this amount of mold will eventually spread itself and take over the entire PCB if left alone long enough.
Pics of N641 PCB
As you can see from some of the pics there is still some green mold/mildew corrosion on one of the chip pins and some slight green left on the plug.
I think I may be able to kill and neutralize the rest of it with some Clorox and navel jelly perhaps some vinegar.
