I was wondering what you people think about machines
that have been used
as
a latrine by animals, do you clean them up or toss them?
If it is a very common computer, toss it
If it is an Apple Lisa, clean it even if you have to use your dirty
hands and your tongue :oD
So what do you guys do in a situation where this has
happened? How toxic
would the bodily fluids be to chips and circuit boards? I hear rat
excrement
can carry some nasty deadly diseases. Any opinions?
There is a cleaning fluid in Brazil called "creolina" (please google for
that). It is a powerful disinfectant and mainly inert for computers. When I
have to deal with something like that (and man...it DO HAPPENS!) I prepare a
bath of pure creolina (maybe "creoline" in english?) and let it rest there
for one day or two, components face down (because all the dirty will go to
the botton of the pan). After that I take the board out (with gloves, of
course) and give it a good wash. If the board is still dirty, more creolina
with a medium brush and more water, until it is clean enough or declared too
troublesome to save.
There are so much trash I find here somedays...