4 Apr
2011
4 Apr
'11
4:34 a.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
I wouldn't put 'Wanton Destruction 40'
anywhere near the floppy drive
(or
any other aprt of a classic computer). The stuff we get in the UK
contains some quite long-chain waxy hydrocarbons whcih will gum
things up
after a short while.
I second that. WD-40 and 5.56 and the likes may be good for cars and
motorbikes, but they should be kept well away from computers, or for
that matter, cameras.
The later ones are
riveted, so you can just rmeove the springs, soak the assmebly in
solvent, then work the parts back and forth and wipe off the old
grease
as it appears. I find propan-2-ol (isporpanol) woeks well for this.
Interesting, propanol is an alcohol and shouldn't be very good at
dissolving grease, in theory. I would have thought white spirit would be
better.
/Jonas