WTB: TRS-80 stuff.

From: Jason Willgruber <roblwill_at_usaor.net>
Date: Sun Sep 6 16:06:03 1998

I pretty much got it working (aside from a few keys on the keyboard). I
basically had to just hose the boards down, because they weren't just
submerged in water, they were submerged in sewage.
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         -Jason
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> From: Keith Whitehead <K.J.Whitehead_at_massey.ac.nz>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: WTB: TRS-80 stuff.
> Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 4:56 PM
>
> Well water (especially Distilled water) is a great start for this sort of
> thing.
> However I always rinse the boards thoughly with ethanol (If you can
> submerge them for a half hour or so even better), this will displace the
> water in all of those hard to get places. After this I would then go
> through the drying out process...Oh BTW do this is a well ventilated
> area...you can get very drunk from the fumes :-), take note that ethanol
> can attack some plastics and may affect some solder masks and screen
> printing, so you may want to try iso-propyl alcohol...its less abusive.
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
>
> k.j.whitehead_at_massey.ac.nz
>
> Keith Whitehead
> Electronics Technician
> Electronics Services
> Institute of Fundamental Sciences
> Massey University
> Palmerston North
> New Zealand
> 5301
>
>
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