TECH GURU's out there, how to clean Circuit Board?


Looks like something has spilled onto the Circuit board. Older Rotel amp, there some greasy stuff and cat hair all over the internal board, very dirty and grimy.....

How do I clean this up, works perfectly but I believe its not a healthy thing, I am a tech oriented guy so I need instructions, like what can I use to clean, solution or anything? brush and what should I avoid doing.

Thanks for your help
rapogee
A electrical parts cleaner CFC free will work wonders. It will be expensive but they have several types that leave no residue. Almost any hardware store like ACE will have this. If you cannot find any go online and search for electical cleaners. There are cleaners that will harm PCBs but most will not. Read the can before you use and most will require PLENTY of OPEN AIR so that you dont become sick from the fumes.
Be careful about alcohol, and any other cleaning agents.
In building inertial guidance systems for ballistic missiles we found that the best fluid for cleaning circuit parts is Freon. We used it for decades. Concern for the Ozone layer forced us to abandon Freon except for a few very critical processes.

After a research project lasting several years it was determined that a Citrus-based cleaner was next best. Since we discovered this many citrus-based cleaners for general home use have appeared on the market. I do not know if these are the same as what we now use for circuitry.

Your best bet is to find out what product is now sold specifically as a Freon substitute for electronic part cleaning.
Seandtaylor99,
my good man, I did read Rapogee's original post very well. Yes, I noted that it "works perfectly but I believe its not a healthy thing".
even if the gear is working perfectly, electronics & "some greasy stuff and cat hair all over the internal board" are 2 things that do not go together! a dirty PCB is a disaster waiting to happen especially in a power amp (a high gain & large signal piece of gear). it should/must be cleaned up otherwise failure over the longer term is almost certain.
It looks like we disagree. OK, so be it!
No need to resort to patronizing language. Non conductive gunk on a PCB is almost certainly NOT a failure waiting to happen. If the gunk were likely to cause a failure it would probably have done so already. Using any cleaning agent risks doing more damage than the "gunk" that you're trying to remove. If you are willing to risk damaging components on the PCB to make it clean go right ahead and clean it. I would leave it alone.

Excessive dust and hair impedes airflow and is best removed to prevent any chance of overheating (though even this, I feel, is very unlikely).
Eldartford ... are you still sticking with your defination of

P R A T

as ... Pratical Range Against Target