I recently started the process of bringing my old IMSAI back to the
land of the living; it's been packed away for about 10 years, and
while it is still functional, the front panel (which never was too
stable to begin with) is showing some signs of dirty connections, such
as LEDs that flicker if the panel is bumped, unpredictable response to
some address switches, etc. I would like to give it a good cleaning,
and was wondering what I should use. I didn't know if something like
"tuner wash" would be bad for the connectors, PC board, plastic IC
sockets, silk screening, solder mask, etc. I considered rubbing
alcohol, but I don't know what the effect of that would be either. I
checked the FAQs that I know of, and about all I came up with was
someone's technique of "giving the circuit board a good scrubbing"
with dish soap and swinging it on the end of a string to dry it. As
this technique strikes me as possibly dangerous, to myself, the
boards, and passers-by, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right
direction. :^)
-Bill Richman
bill_r_at_inetnebr.com
http://incolor.inetnebr.com/bill_r
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"When they took the fourth amendment, I was quiet because I didn't deal drugs.
When they took the sixth amendment, I was quiet because I was innocent.
When they took the second amendment, I was quiet because I didn't own a gun.
Now they've taken the first amendment, and I can say nothing about it."
-www.paranoia.com
Received on Fri Dec 05 1997 - 12:23:18 GMT