Electronics Cleaning Solvents Question

[BentWookie]

Hello Fellow ECFers,

I have an evic which had the unfortunate run in with a leaky carto tank. It was standing upright overnight and when the morning came the button as well as the wheel were saturated in juice. Fortunately both button and dial are still functional but I wanted to seek some advice from you guys.

Can anyone recommend a particular electronics/contact cleaner that is also safe for plastic to get this gunky juice out of my evic? Even better if you could recommend one that you've actually used on an evic that did not damage the plastic.

TIA for Your Replies,

~BW

 

[DavidOck]

Juice is water soluble, so hot distilled water might work. Battery out, of course.

Try working it over with that, on cotton swabs. Then a thorough drying, lots of time on a heater vent, or maybe a hair dryer to speed it up.

Or you might try isopropyl alcohol, but maybe test it on the inside surfaces first, as it might affect the finish.

 

[BentWookie]

Juice is water soluble, so hot distilled water might work. Battery out, of course.

Try working it over with that, on cotton swabs. Then a thorough drying, lots of time on a heater vent, or maybe a hair dryer to speed it up.

Or you might try isopropyl alcohol, but maybe test it on the inside surfaces first, as it might affect the finish.

Thanks DavidOck. I went at it with a damp cloth and got the buttons and ring clean enough where it doesnt feel sticky. I always feel weary though using water to clean electronics.

I know there are a number of quick drying solvents that claim to be safe for plastics but I just wanted to hear it from someone who has tried first hand.

 

[bmrdave]

You could always try the Provari alcohol cleaning method. You can look it up but as I recall it involves using isopropyl alcohol (above 90%, not the 70% stuff) swirled around inside the tube then letting it air dry overnight. It doesn't hurt the plastic window or button so it should be ok in the evic, but I don't know about the OLED panel as the Provari just has regular LEDs.

 

[DavidOck]

Distilled water at these voltages is effectively non-conductive, although I've worked on equipment that also had to have it de-ionized. Much higher voltage

Alcohol can attack some plastics, and I wasn't sure about this one. Careful damp - not sopping - wiping with H2O works on anything, well, water soluble

 

[edking66]

Alcohol is probably the most used cleaner for electronics, I've used it at every company I've worked at, building everything from hand held meter readers to satellites. It is more than likely what the builders use while making the ecigs