>Can anyone give me some hints on restoring this machine? What's the best
>way to clean mud off circuit boards and electronic components? I'm going
>to check the power supply separate disconnected from the main unit, so will
>it need a dummy load? Is there anything in particular I should check on
>the Osborne 1?
Well, I wouldn't recommend it for things such as the powersupply and
drives, but I've been known to throw circuitboards and keyboards in a
deepsink full of water to get them washed up (they were really bad), I then
blotted off most of the water with a towel, and stuck them in a food dryer.
Food Dryers of sufficent size are a great asset to the classic computer
collecter. The can be used quite effectively to produce a low drying heat
that shouldn't damage computer components but can be used to dry them out.
Weh I use it, I stick stuff in there and come back a few hours later to
remove it.
Zane
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Received on Sun Aug 16 1998 - 23:58:58 BST