On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 05:42:00PM +0200, Philipp Hachtmann via cctech wrote:
> Hi Pontus,
>
> One sad thing about washing minicomputer pieces is that you most probably
> lose or at least damage any original paper labels.
>
Yes :/ Some of the fall of anyway since the adhesive has lost it's
adhe
Hi Pontus,
I reply to the original post, but I have read many funny comments. None
of them I considered harmful.
My PDP-8/A is up for restoration. More specifically and 8A100 according
to it's ID plate. It is in overall "ok" shape but oh so dusty.
I'd like to give it a good cleaning so I'm
On 25/04/2017 17:46, js--- via cctalk wrote:
On 4/25/2017 11:34 AM, Pete Turnbull via cctalk wrote:
Definitely. It takes a while, but even behind window glass (which is
barely transparent to short wavelength UV) EPROMs can eventually lose
their content. It happened to a friend who had a mac
> I'd just vacuum the card slots and wiring side with a shop
> vac with a crevice tool. I really would not get it wet. If
> you do this, vacuum all the water off and then dry in an
> oven at 100F or so for a day. You can clean the card edge
> fingers with an alcohol-soaked paper towel.
Yeah
> On Apr 25, 2017, at 12:46 PM, js--- via cctalk wrote:
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>
>
> On 4/25/2017 11:34 AM, Pete Turnbull via cctalk wrote:
>> On 25/04/2017 15:55, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote:
>>> On Apr 25, 2017, at 8:51 AM, allison via cctalk
>>> wrote:
>>>
Even after all that I'd still dry it with a l
On 4/25/2017 11:34 AM, Pete Turnbull via
cctalk wrote:
On 25/04/2017 15:55, Tapley, Mark via
cctalk wrote:
On Apr 25, 2017, at 8:51 AM, allison
via cctalk
wrote:
Even after all that I'd still dry it
with a little heat (oven at 180F or
a clean empty
container in the sun.
Irrelevant fo
On 25/04/2017 15:55, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote:
On Apr 25, 2017, at 8:51 AM, allison via cctalk wrote:
Even after all that I'd still dry it with a little heat (oven at 180F or a
clean empty
container in the sun.
Irrelevant for backplanes, but for circuit boards, would any UV-erasable PR
On 04/24/2017 02:19 PM, Pontus Pihlgren via cctalk wrote:
Hi
My PDP-8/A is up for restoration. More specifically and 8A100 according
to it's ID plate. It is in overall "ok" shape but oh so dusty.
I'd like to give it a good cleaning so I'm tearing it down. And I'm
looking for suggestion to clean
On Apr 25, 2017, at 8:51 AM, allison via cctalk wrote:
> Even after all that I'd still dry it with a little heat (oven at 180F or a
> clean empty
> container in the sun.
Irrelevant for backplanes, but for circuit boards, would any UV-erasable PROMs
want to be checked to ensure their caps/cover
On 4/25/17 8:57 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
On Apr 25, 2017, at 6:06 AM, Pete Turnbull via cctalk
wrote:
On 25/04/2017 10:08, jim stephens via cctalk wrote:
On 4/25/2017 1:39 AM, Pete Turnbull via cctalk wrote:
"Little residue" would be more accurate, and some of that residue
will be
On 4/25/17 6:06 AM, Pete Turnbull via cctech wrote:
On 25/04/2017 10:08, jim stephens via cctalk wrote:
On 4/25/2017 1:39 AM, Pete Turnbull via cctalk wrote:
"Little residue" would be more accurate, and some of that residue
will be water (look up "azeotrope") - plus you need a lot of
alcoho
On 04/25/2017 03:45 AM, ben via cctech wrote:
> On 4/24/2017 1:19 PM, Pontus Pihlgren via cctech wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> My PDP-8/A is up for restoration. More specifically and 8A100 according
>> to it's ID plate. It is in overall "ok" shape but oh so dusty.
>>
>> I'd like to give it a good cleaning so
> On Apr 25, 2017, at 6:06 AM, Pete Turnbull via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On 25/04/2017 10:08, jim stephens via cctalk wrote:
>>
>> On 4/25/2017 1:39 AM, Pete Turnbull via cctalk wrote:
>>>
>>> "Little residue" would be more accurate, and some of that residue
>>> will be water (look up "azeotrope"
On 25/04/2017 10:08, jim stephens via cctalk wrote:
On 4/25/2017 1:39 AM, Pete Turnbull via cctalk wrote:
"Little residue" would be more accurate, and some of that residue
will be water (look up "azeotrope") - plus you need a lot of
alcohol for something the size of a PDP-8 backplane. Blow dr
On 4/25/2017 1:39 AM, Pete Turnbull via cctalk wrote:
"Little residue" would be more accurate, and some of that residue will
be water (look up "azeotrope") - plus you need a lot of alcohol for
something the size of a PDP-8 backplane. Blow dry, even after an
alcohol rinse.
In the process
On 25/04/2017 08:51, jim stephens via cctalk wrote:
On 4/25/2017 12:45 AM, ben via cctech wrote:
I would go for distilled water, tap water could have chlorine it
it.
Not enough to do any harm if you dry it sensibly; besides, it's more
likely to be choramines these days, not chlorine as suc
On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 12:51:41AM -0700, jim stephens via cctalk wrote:
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> On 4/25/2017 12:45 AM, ben via cctech wrote:
> >>
> >I would go for distilled water, tap water could have chlorine it it.
> >Ben.
I should hope not! Water comes from a well in my backyard. Perhaps I
could take a shor
On 4/25/2017 12:45 AM, ben via cctech wrote:
I would go for distilled water, tap water could have chlorine it it.
Ben.
Good point. Also with care, I've seen distilled water, then alcohol
rinse (not
rubbing, but pure of some sort), then air dry. This is used on optics
to get
rid of water s
On 4/24/2017 1:19 PM, Pontus Pihlgren via cctech wrote:
Hi
My PDP-8/A is up for restoration. More specifically and 8A100 according
to it's ID plate. It is in overall "ok" shape but oh so dusty.
I'd like to give it a good cleaning so I'm tearing it down. And I'm
looking for suggestion to cleanin
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