On 04/25/2017 03:45 AM, ben via cctech wrote:
On 4/24/2017 1:19 PM, Pontus Pihlgren via cctech
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.
>
Dishwasher. Its what I do.
> 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"
>
Tap will do since you will rinse with alcohol.
The regulator
backplane has a relay and a button which will never dry
out if I soak it...
Thanks in advance,
Pontus.
I would go for distilled water, tap water could have chlorine it it.
The amount of chlorine (or its analog) is not a enough to be a factor.
If you can drink it and its not pool water.
Allison
Ben.