17 Dec
2001
17 Dec
'01
5:07 p.m.
On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Pete Turnbull wrote:
It works, but it requires more work.
Eh? Q-bus cards, even the oldest you can find, are LSI stuff. You won't
find much of anything even *that* modern in a PDP-8. Actually, much Q-bus
stuff is really modern compared to what I'm thinking of...
Johnny
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On Dec 17, 9:30, Johnny Billquist wrote:
Domestic ones I've seen won't. Apart from the soaking -- that's the point
of using it, obviously. Very few things are intolerant: some relays,
transformers, a few types of switches, etc, usually just because they take
too long to dry out. And core mats, of course, because they're very
fragile and extremely hard to repair.
Don't forget old transformers, which often use something looking very much
like paper for isolation.
Grab a bottle
of isopropanol, some swabs, and start working.
Doesn't work well on smoke-damaged boards, Coke, etc, and water is far
cheaper and safer (for the user, too). ESD should
never be ignored, but in the case of computer from the 60s and
70s, ESD is really not an issue. We don't have CMOS, we have old style
MSI
TTL here... It is not ESD sensitive.
I think you'll find most experts disagree with you there :-) TTL may be
much less sensitive than old CMOS and even modern CMOS and TTL
replacements, but it is still sensitive and can be damaged by ESD. It's
not so likely to be damaged when soldered into a complete circuit, but it's
possible. I've had at least two QBus boards damaged by ESD through
careless handling.