[Diy_efi] ECU molding material removal?

[Tim Marsteiner]

I did not know what to expect, and it sounds like I'd
be wasting my time.

Thanks,
Tim


--- Adam Wade <espresso_doppio at yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- Tim Marsteiner <tmarstei at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I've got as hold of a sagem ecu(a failed unit)
> made
> > for my motorcycle and I began taking it apart. I
> got
> > the cover off and it is one big blob of some sort
> of
> > spongy molded material. Is there a good way to
> > remove it? Am I wasting my time?
> 
> The stuff Sagem uses is particularly nasty.  The
> white
> foamlike stuff, yes?
> 
> Soaking the ECU in acetone for several days makes it
> a
> lot easier to pick the stuff off the board, but will
> soften the board as well, so use care.
> 
> I'm not sure what you are hoping to find in there,
> as
> most of the ICs are ASICs, made specially for the
> ECU
> manufacturer, and are not available to anyone else.
> 
> =====
> | Adam Wade                       1990 Kwak Zephyr
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> |   The catastrophe in this case, of course, was
> that the sun   |
> |     had come up again."                    -Kurt
> Vonnegut     |
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