Mouse doody

From: Bill Girnius <thedm_at_sunflower.com>
Date: Tue Jan 13 20:28:02 2004

I've personally had good luck with denatured alcohol. You can get it at a
good paint or hardware store. Ace hardware here has it for 9.99 a gallon,
don't soak it though, just rinse it. If boards are really bad already it
can clean a trace off, make sure you test an area first.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Willis" <willisj_at_atlantis.clogic-int.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: Mouse doody


> Tom,
>
> I feel your pain... My VAX 11/750 had mouse "evidence" all over its
> interior when I got it--including, but not limited to, a full nest
> on top of the console tape drive.
>
> Didn't really think about the potential problems with urine...
> But, with the exception of a bad RS-232 line receiver, which is
> a common issue anyway, it works great.
>
> John
> >
> > Sifting through ye ol' computer shed, I brought down two alpha 255's I
> > intended to combine and make one working machine.
> > I was not too surprised to find that the local field mice had got inside
the
> > case through an open pci-slot cover and had made a nest.
> > I cleaned out the seeds and wadding and mouse doody, but I need to
probably
> > clean to motherboard from mouse urine.
> >
> > Any suggestions??
> >
> > I know urine can have a possible corrosive effect so I want to make sure
I can
> > clean the MB thoroughly, before attempting to put it back together.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> John Willis
> Coherent Logic Development
>
> willisj_at_atlantis.clogic-int.com
>
>
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