On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 15:26:13 +0100, James Fogg <James at jdfogg.com> wrote:
 All automatic dishwasher detergents have lots of chlorine and might
 bleach (great for discolored plastics),
 
Not just that, it might cause highly unwanted chemical reactions with some
plastics, and certainly with any exposed copper.
  Powdered automatic dish detergent has silicone dioxide
(sand) and will
 scour your boards,
 Because of the above 2 items you might want to use "hand" dishwashing
 detergent, but not much since it will foam, 
I would suggest crystal soda, it is a good detergent and not overly
caustic, and the rinsing cycle will get rid of residues.
Ammonia solution would work, but would be quite smelly.
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