Suncalc wrote:
IPA?
India Pale Ale????? Do you really use beer to clean your circuit boards?
I was thinking the same thing, hahaha

I use IPA... but the consumable kind, hehe.
@Gio: I use a rather unorthodox method of cleaning my boards up, and actually a bit of a secret, but it works well so might as well stick to it and this is an open forum, so where advice is received, some must be given. I use a specific brand of brake parts cleaner to blast the board, then wipe with paper towels. removes any residue and leaves the board squeaky clean. I've done the IPS (90%) technique, and I swear, the leftover flux just does not want to alleviate itself from the board/everything just turns into smudges and wipes.
Along with this, exactly the reason why I'm doing everything else FIRST and leaving the caps last since I'm still contemplating which way I'll be mounting the board up. Chances are, it will be upside down (99% sure actually), and i'll be remote-mounting the in/out/pot on the chassis itself instead of on the board.
I spent a mere $15 today at HSC and walked way with a dozen caps and 6 inductors... still need to finish building filters for my bookshelf speakers and fix a power supply for my friends wine cooler

Any recommendations on what wire to use? I was guessing some 22 gauge stranded wire with a ground wire, wrapped? (RBG - Power, Negative, Chassis Ground).
-AJ