[PDP8-Lovers] how to clean a PDP8/A, dishwasher?

From: Boatman on the River of Suck <vance_at_ikickass.org>
Date: Sat Dec 15 03:41:15 2001

On Sat, 15 Dec 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Dec 2001, Chad Fernandez wrote:
>
> > I use the dishwasher to clean computers too, but what about core
> > memory? I've never handled it myself, but I understand it is quite
> > delicate.... any special handling needed?
>
> I asked and was told not to clean the core, that whatever junk gets stuck
> in there wou't hurt the core's operation. Maybe it's time for round 2 of
> the discussion.
>
> What if something in that dust is conductive?
> What if something in that dust has wierd magnetic properties?
> What if that dust interferes with the core's cooling?
>
> What if I slowly dipped the core board into a pan of IPA or distilled
> water, then slowly lifted it out, and repeated until the core board was
> clean?

The problem with cleaning core isn't that it's sensitive to water. It's
that it's really easy to break the little wires.

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Sat Dec 15 2001 - 03:41:15 GMT