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Also I was serious about the can of coke.. Go Google it.
@erocker get the op to send the parts to you and run it through your hot tank
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You're completely misunderstanding the chemistry. There is no abrasion involved. The salt plus the acetic acid in vinegar forms a weak solution of hydrochloric acid. The hydrochloric acid then attacks the copper oxide on the surface of the heatsink, removing what is the tarnish. All the boiling does is enhance the rate of reaction; if you left the heatsink in the solution for many weeks at room temperature, you would have the same effect. The ketchup solution works the same way, since it is essentially a paste of salt/vinegar, although the abrasion caused by rubbing the paste onto the heatsink helps slightly.All the salt is doing is acting like an aggjtator.. Like sand blasting. The boiling water with a few table spoons of silica sand will do the same thing but won't dissolve like the salt would.
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It contains no wax. Just cleaned my block with it today, looks good as new. This thread is turning a mole -hill into a mountain.Brasso is just a polish to remove oxidation and a
Leaves a tiny barrier of wax to give it the gleam one so desires.
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You're completely misunderstanding the chemistry. There is no abrasion involved. The salt plus the acetic acid in vinegar forms a weak solution of hydrochloric acid. The hydrochloric acid then attacks the copper oxide on the surface of the heatsink, removing what is the tarnish. All the boiling does is enhance the rate of reaction; if you left the heatsink in the solution for many weeks at room temperature, you would have the same effect. The ketchup solution works the same way, since it is essentially a paste of salt/vinegar, although the abrasion caused by rubbing the paste onto the heatsink helps slightly.
The problem is that many people recommend the salt/vinegar solution to improve the performance of the heatsink, but this argument is completely misguided. Unless the copper portion touching the processor is oxidized, the tarnishing/oxidation is cosmetic. It's the dust and grime that affects the performance of the heatsink, and the salt/vinegar solution won't remove this dirt and grime any more effectively than plain water. That's why I don't recommend the salt and vinegar solution for heatsinks; not because it doesn't remove the copper oxide but because the tarnish you are removing didn't affect heat transfer in the first place. The only reason you should use the salt/vinegar solution is if you want to restore the shiny copper aesthetic of the heatsink, and even then the restored luster is temporary; the heatsink will again tarnish within a few weeks or months.
A reminder, if you use the salt/vinegar solution, the heatsink must be pure copper and there must be no other metals in either the heatsink or the container holding the salt/vinegar solution. If you have any aluminum or zinc (like the bracket you left connected or the pot holding the solution) the reaction will not work. All that will occur in this case is that you would accelerate galvanic corrosion, dissolving the aluminum or zinc parts and depositing the aluminum or zinc on the copper. I'm relatively sure this is the reason why your attempt did not work out. The source @Frag Maniac cited had success only because he had no other metals in the solution. Even though the writer did not make the connection, the glass pot was key to his success.
This thread is turning a mole -hill into a mountain.
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Removing dust yes but overall it's minimal gains, make sure fins and fans are dust free, keep in cool room.I know it is an old topic, but is it really going to help to cool down my laptop if I clean the copper pipes inside the laptop?
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It is rather a copper-oxide or something. I will try to clean that tiny gloss surface to see any temperature changesRemoving dust yes but overall it's minimal gains, make sure fins and fans are dust free, keep in cool room.
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Do you think it helped?I use malt vinegar and toothpaste.
Look to your kitchen... try using ketchup to clean your copper parts.
You may need to do a couple of applications.
You can get it at a "Dollar Store" or discounted cheap no-name brands.
However, it does work on cleaning copper... I used some to clean some old copper shell casings and my old Revereware.
Do you think it helped?
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No I mean the temps?Yup, i have used tomato sauce in the past when i had no vinegar. Only on the pure copper base though.
Yes, drop the copper part into a cup with malt vinegar, clans it up a treat. And toothpaste and a old fine brush if it needs a scrub first.
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the pipes? no.I know it is an old topic, but is it really going to help to cool down my laptop if I clean the copper pipes inside the laptop?
Orange or lemon juice and let sit for a bit. Its a low citric acid and it'll remove the oxidation for sure... But the key is to let it sit for a little while.
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