6 Sep
1998
6 Sep
'98
9:06 a.m.
I pretty much got it working (aside from a few keys on the keyboard). I
basically had to just hose the boards down, because they weren't just
submerged in water, they were submerged in sewage.
--
-Jason
(roblwill(a)usaor.net)
ICQ#-1730318
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From: Keith Whitehead
<K.J.Whitehead(a)massey.ac.nz>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: WTB: TRS-80 stuff.
Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 4:56 PM
Well water (especially Distilled water) is a great start for this sort of
thing.
However I always rinse the boards thoughly with ethanol (If you can
submerge them for a half hour or so even better), this will displace the
water in all of those hard to get places. After this I would then go
through the drying out process...Oh BTW do this is a well ventilated
area...you can get very drunk from the fumes :-), take note that ethanol
can attack some plastics and may affect some solder masks and screen
printing, so you may want to try iso-propyl alcohol...its less abusive.
Cheers
k.j.whitehead(a)massey.ac.nz
Keith Whitehead
Electronics Technician
Electronics Services
Institute of Fundamental Sciences
Massey University
Palmerston North
New Zealand
5301