how to clean a PDP8/A, dishwasher?

Speaking of PDP's and old iron, does the PDP zealot crowd know of this site with manuals http://www.rahul.net/jfcl/Computers/handbooks.htm -> -----Original Message----- -> From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org -> [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Gunther Schadow -> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 10:47 PM -> To: PDP8-Lovers; classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org -> Subject: how to clean a PDP8/A, dishwasher? -> -> -> Hi, -> -> I have that itching to start up my new PDP8/A even without -> disks attached. Have a programmers console, so that's enough -> to enter a few programs. It's intriguing to see a machine -> with a simple input method and convenient IO programming -> abstractions, it is possible to bootstrap this system entirely -> from scratch with only a manual. -> -> But first I need to give this thing a good cleaning. A friend -> has assured me that there's nothing better than the dishwasher, -> with the exception of big capacitors and, what about magnetic -> core memory? So, how should I clean the RAM cards? How the -> DC power supply units? -> -> If I put the other stuff in the dishwasher, I know there should -> be no detergent and no heat dry. But what about the rinsing -> aid, do I have to pump this out of the reservoir? -> -> I heard of another method using hand-washing first, then drying -> and finally a bath in Isopropanol. Is that what I should do -> with the core memory cards? -> -> Finally, finally, I noticed that the cards are all slightly -> bent from being kept in a horizontal position. They are sagging -> a little, like a hammock. Would that be a cause of concern -> in the long run? Should I mount the chassis in an upright -> position in the future? -> -> any other things I should know? -> -Gunther -> -> PS: I am probably going to make one "portable" PDP-8, where -> the console is mounted on the chassis and the rest of the -> opening covered plus a handle on the top. That would be neat -> for bringing into the classroom to teach fundamentals of -> computer programming, wouldn't it? -> -> -> -- -> Gunther Schadow, M.D., Ph.D. gschadow(a)regenstrief.org -> Medical Information Scientist Regenstrief Institute for Health Care -> Adjunct Assistant Professor Indiana University School of Medicine -> tel:1(317)630-7960 http://aurora.regenstrief.org -> -> ->