Re: restoring circuit boards

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

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> > The info on replacing the electrolytics is also right on.  I don't know
why
> > Apple used that style, they seem very prone to leakage. Nowdays they
mostly
> > use tantalums, which are sealed.
> > -Paul
>
> Good to know.  With Apple II hardware become more prohibitively
> expensive these days, what other recommendations do you have to help
> our Apples survive the ages?  I want my systems to be long-lasting,
> but I don't need to be buried with them...  I want to give them in
> working condition to my children in my will!

I think Mark mentioned using the 105 degree electrolytics. That's also
excellent advice. Heat is the killer of electrolytics, and the 105's are
designed to take more of it.  This is marked on most of them.
Other advice- off the top of my head,  store your Apple II's  in a dry
environment. Remove batteries if they are stored. Besides battery leakage,
the DC voltage can cause dentrites to grow, shorting things out. Especially
in a humid environment.

Protect from dust and heat- those are the other main computer killers.
-Paul