28 Dec
1997
28 Dec
'97
9:39 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
:-). Actually, Label Remover is not really suitable for that use (it
smells a little like orange oil, and is not a common organic solvent
AFAIK). Now, head cleaner is another matter :-)
Ah, not being familiar with the specific product, I thought it might
contain some of the more amusing volatiles.
As far as I know, the only solvent that _might_ get the rest of the crap
off would be a liberal application of acetone, in quantities that would
drip into the plastic and rubber mechanical parts. That was the case with
couple of printers. On the other hand, acetone is the best thing in the
world for making old typewriter (and impact printer, specifically the
Radio Shack Daisy Wheel II) platens look like new -- a trick I was taught
by one of my RSCC managers when it was occasionally necessary to restore
the hymen of a floor demo prior to delivery to a customer.
Argh!!! Oh well, my machines will have to do without this foam, then.
If they outlaw it, I'll have to start up a little illicit manufactory. I
hold no truck with the "global warming" hysteria.
--
Ward Griffiths
Q: How many "environmentalists" does it take to replace a lightbulb?
A: None. Darkness is part of nature.
- almost as bad as crossword puzzles, I guess :-)).
Electrolube 'Label
Remover' does help a bit.
_Especially_ if you inhale a bit of the stuff. 8-) I _hate_ that
residue. It makes what I work hardest to clean look
absolutely filthy. But I leave it there, because further attempts to
clean causes functional damage, not merely aesthetic. (Old Tandy gear,
What damage?
> actually. Hard disks mostly.)
I haven't tried using acetone on a hard drive yet, because I don't want
the risk of disolving the seals.
> Most of my neighbors get shielded cable. The
rest can imagine that the
> RFI is an act of God. They think that TV is an act of God.
Eh? The foam I'm talking about is a good
insulator, and would have no
effect AFAIK on RFI. Actually, for all some classic computers should
radiate like mad (and I tend to run them with covers removed, etc), I've
never had any problems from people complaining.
I'd thought I'd seen a reference earlier in the thread about some of this
foam having a metallic component. I'll have to scan back, my mind may have
wandered during composition (as it is now).
time in the future I want a 'looks like it just
left the factory' machine
I can buy some suitable foam and stick in on.
Ah, it might be illegal. After all, manufacture of plastic (or rubber)
foam affects the ozone layer and causes global warming. So say some.