Re: Waterlogged monitor

["william strutts" <wrstrutts1@nospam.home.com>]

"Mike Pfaiffer" <pfaiffer@mts.net> wrote in message
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>
> First off, I'd say junk the monitor. It could probably be cleaned and
> salvaged, but it could possibly be very dangerous if something is not
> quite right. Remember you are dealing with an old vacuum tube there.
> Most monitors also have a lot of electricity stored in them even if they
> are unplugged.
>
> The computer and cards are easier to recover. My brother spilled a can of
> Coke into his computer while it was on (followed by a cup of milk a few
> days later). First he drained the liqued. Cleaned all the surfaces.
> Yanked the chips and cleaned the pins. The teeth on the cards could be
> cleaned with a pink or white soft eraser. It worked for him. Maybe it'll
> work for you.
>
> Later
> Mike
>
>

Well it is of 1989 manufacture which is not bad for an Apple II
monitor.

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