4 May
2007
4 May
'07
11:35 p.m.
On Fri, 4 May 2007, Mr Ian Primus wrote:
As I have been collecting computers, I have noticed
that some pieces of
equipment like printers and the like, contain a lot of this awful foam
stuff, most likely for noise deadening. Time has caused this foam to
break down and turn to gunk, or at least a soft, squshy material that
does not spring back. It also crumbles. IBM foam seems to be the worst,
along with the foam used on Zenith PC's, turning into a tarry goo.
Ugh. That stuff is notorious for causing trouble with older synthesizers
as well, especially Moogs. It was often went on top of the slider pots
with the actuators poking through slits. The idea was to keep dust out of
the pots.
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
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