Re: Altair 8800 Computer Kit

["PZ" <skierpaul@yahoo.com>]

Paul Schlyter wrote:
> 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.

I've washed my //e motherboard with a garden hose a few times before I
realized that I really didn't need a system saver to draw all that dust
into my cpu.  The //e has since stayed pretty clean the last 15 years
and still humming along (silently).  After the wash, I always just did
a quick towel-off and then let the sun do the rest of the work.  I did
the same with the case.

- Paul