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| Noidzoid:
I wish to clean a board after soldering. I saw on eev on YouTube a toothbrush type brush being used by Dave. I understand an antistatic brush needs to be used and was just completing putting an order together and thought I would just add one of those. What a shock I had when seeing that a single brush was approximately £10!!!! My question is.....can a normal toothbrush be used IF I use an earth strap attached to it to prevent static? |
| JS:
I use a normal toothbrush without straping it to anything, not recommended but never had a problem. Note that here humidity is always very high so ESD isn't a concern, we have other problems but not ESD. JS |
| helius:
ESD brushes may be required for process-certified applications, but for most uses a wood brush with animal hairs is sufficiently dissipative. They come in a range of shapes between $2 and $10 in single quantities. Remember that while the brush and board are wet with solvent, triboelectric charge generation is inhibited. It would not be a good idea to use them in a dry state. |
| wraper:
You could look ar TME. There are some cheap ESD brushes starting from like 2 quid. Shipping cost won't be justified if you order only that, though. |
| eKretz:
I have always just used a toothbrush with some IPA. Ben doing it that way for many years. Never had a component fail from cleaning with that yet. |
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