25 Apr
2017
25 Apr
'17
8:03 a.m.
On 04/24/2017 02:19 PM, Pontus Pihlgren via cctalk wrote:
Hi
My PDP-8/A is up for restoration. More specifically and 8A100 according
to it's ID plate. It is in overall "ok" shape but oh so dusty.
I'd like to give it a good cleaning so I'm tearing it down. And I'm
looking for suggestion to cleaning the backplane and regulator board.
I'm considering putting the Omnibus part under warm water and perhaps a
bit of mild detergent. Should I get distilled water or will tap do? The
water here is not very "hard"
I'd just vacuum the card slots and
wiring side with a shop
vac with a crevice tool. I really would not get it wet. If
you do this, vacuum all the water off and then dry in an
oven at 100F or so for a day. You can clean the card edge
fingers with an alcohol-soaked paper towel.
Jon