Re: Dusty IIGS

[mnementh@netcom.com (David R. Villegas)]

fmlin@netcom.com (Frank M. Lin) wrote:
>>What's the best recommended way to clean the motherboard and cards 
>>in my IIGS? Compressed air sounds good, but I'm really looking for other
>>practical alternatives...
>
>Last time I took the whole thing apart, and just used wet tissue papers
>to clean it.  :)  It became shiny like new again...

For dust, I just attach a small nozzle to my Dustbuster, ground the Dustbuster
and myself, and vacuum the motherboard.  (micro-attachments for vacuum cleaners
are easy to find)  Compressed air just moves the dust around but works well
for grooves and the spaces between IC pins.

For grime, I try to scrub away the dirt with wet q-tips.  If plain water
doesn't work, I dilute either ethanol or isopropanol and try again.

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David Villegas  (ENTP)                                     mnementh@netcom.com
San Francisco, CA                                   villegas@csli.stanford.edu