Re: I X-Rayed my Apple IIe

["Grant Stockly" <grant@stockly.com>]

> This is cool. Too bad they weren't bare boards
> when they were run through.
>
> As far as cutting the board straight through,
> I don't see it happening. You'll need to route
> it back and forth a couple places, but, there
> is one area that you could get away with it.
> Either just in front of the slot row, or just
> behind the Chargen/Ram row.

The only place I can get enough room is right behind the slots.

This board, worst case, only got 500-600 rad.

Rule of thumb is electronics can get about 2,000 rad and not be hurt.
6kRad and Flash/Eeprom is damaged.  Parts get very hot and can cook
themselvs (in operation, not from X-rays).

With a current limiting power supply we were able to get a
microcontroller to last 13kRad.  Without a CC power supply it would
have blown almost instantly.

So the Apple IIe should still be good.  ; )