27 Dec
2012
27 Dec
'12
10:55 p.m.
WD40 will bring back a dried out ribbon at least for a while.
Regards
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Rod Smallwood
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-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Eric Smith
Sent: 28 December 2012 00:31
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Fans for a PDP-9?
Ian King wrote:
Yes, avoid using WD40 as anything but a cleaning
agent
WD-40 is not a cleaning agent either. It's a water displacer, and can
remove some other kinds of residue, but it then leaves behind its own
residue. You need to use some other solvent AFTER you use WD-40 for it's
intended purpose, and THEN use a real lubricant.
I've seldom (perhaps never) seen any situation in computer repair or
restoration where WD-40 was an appropriate thing to use.