[TriLUG] [non-linux] Best method to clean up a circuit board on a hard drive (Katrina victim)

[Dave Sorenson]

Back in my news photography days we would hear about $40,000 betacams 
going in the drink and how the engineers would save them with distilled 
water. As I understand corrosion is the biggest issue and the sooner you 
can get the salt off the better. In the case I know about, the engineers 
soaked the camera in question thoroughly to get rid of the salt and gunk 
and then used a fan to dry it back out. Then were able to re align all 
the optics. YMMV

Dave

Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Any of you guys out there know the best way I can safely clean off the
> salt & brine from a possibly recoverable hard drive that was submerged
> under salt water? I'm afraid to use water, but maybe with a cotton swab,
> that's the safest alternative... Alcohol might damage some components or
> smth... Any suggestions?
>
> WAB
>