Re: Altair 8800 Computer Kit

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <1164133689.476149.261660@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
Grant Stockly <grant@stockly.com> wrote:

> I once thawed an Apple II out of an ice block.  It was sitting in a
> stairwell full of water.  In the summer I went and got the chunk of ice
> and spent a day with a hair dryer.  Still works!  Disk drives too!  :)

Electronics that's been thorougly wet can usually be dried and it
works afterwards, as long as you don't try to turn it on while it's
still wet.  And if it's wet in salt water, you should rinse it
thoroughly in fresh water before drying it.  Of course it needs to be
picked apart, to make sure all the corners inside also gets dried out.

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