Recently I spotted a gigantic ultrasonic cleaning bath at an auction. The guide price was several hundred dollars and I wasn't too certain about the reaction from 'The Gate Guardian' if I arrived home with it. The price dropped over the weeks until last week I found that a friend had nailed it for $10. He wanted to strip it for the pipework, Grundfos pumps and heaters etc, but I persuaded him to deliver the remnants to me which he did.
I have one of the tanks, 1270x670x150mm, complete with 12 parallel-connected transducers, and two complete drive PCBs. One appears to be unused and both are suffering from some corrosion. The maker is Hilbre Ultrasonics, possibly UK and now HiSonic Ltd, model FMG600.
The drive part consists of six parallel-connected TO3 NPN bipolars with emitter resistors; I cannot find any details of the type: 2H0U8. The manufacturer's logo is a squared ES.
One transistor has been replaced with a BU208 and has probably worked with this.
Q: Anyone come across the 2H0U8 ?
Q: What is the best way to clean up the corrosion. The picture shows the very worst of it; it is much lighter on the rest of the board.
I will repair some of the corroded component leads and fire up the unit, but would like to clean the PCBs if all is well. Would it be best to remove all components and scrub the track back to copper and re-populate ?
Regards, BT