Tony Duell wrote:
>
> [Foam]
> > Some of the stuff is rather stable - 30 years old and only a bit
> > discolored. At least the stuff is very easy to replace and restore. I
>
> Well, it's easy in theory, but it's hard work, and a right pain to do.
> Personally I'd rather be tracing logic faults (my crazy mental recreation
> - almost as bad as crossword puzzles, I guess :-)). Electrolube 'Label
> Remover' does help a bit.
_Especially_ if you inhale a bit of the stuff. 8-)
> > suppose the thing to do is find this stuff and get a bunch.
>
> What I'm doing is removing it and leaving the panels bare - although
> there's always enough residue to indicate that said panel was once
> covered with this foam. The extra noise doesn't bother me. If at some
I _hate_ that residue. It makes what I work hardest to clean look
absolutely filthy. But I leave it there, because further attempts to
clean causes functional damage, not merely aesthetic. (Old Tandy gear,
actually. Hard disks mostly.)
Most of my neighbors get shielded cable. The rest can imagine that the
RFI is an act of God. They think that TV is an act of God.
> time in the future I want a 'looks like it just left the factory' machine
> I can buy some suitable foam and stick in on.
Ah, it might be illegal. After all, manufacture of plastic (or rubber)
foam affects the ozone layer and causes global warming. So say some.
--
Ward Griffiths
Two thousand yeare since Bethlehem and still we hear the lie,
that after years of hopes and fears the best part's when we die.
Received on Wed Dec 24 1997 - 21:44:54 GMT