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From: bill.harnell@canremote.uucp (BILL HARNELL)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Spilled on your keyboard?
Message-ID: <89092920434655@masnet.uucp>
Date: 28 Sep 89 06:49:00 GMT
Organization: Canada Remote Systems Limited, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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mu>housing. I >then flooded the board with *copious* amounts of
mu>**distilled** water until >all traces of coffee were gone.

mu>You should read the routine maintainence instructions for older,
mu>tube-type (1965-ish) Tektronix scopes: The first step says to
mu>rinse the whole scope in distilled water, they dry in warm air!!!!!

BH>     Don't let the temperatures exceed about 150 deg. F. when
BH>     drying! Can be done in an oven with a cookie sheet between
BH>     the heat source and the drying item. Set thermostat at approx.
BH>     125 deg. To remove residual moisture from enclosed items such
BH>     as keystems, etc., try immersing the "coffee'd" item in
BH>     ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL after the wash in distilled water to which
BH>     a SMALL AMOUNT of detergent has been added, about one table
BH>     spoon per gallon. The alcohol absorbs the water very readily.
BH>     FOR GOD's SAKE, DO NOT try to dry the item in the oven or use
BH>     a hair dryer after this treatment!!!!!!!!!
BH>     Just set it in the sun outdoors for 20 to 30 mins. in the sun.
BH>     My previous employer (a large computer mfgr.)
BH>     recommended this procedure to customers whose large CPU's
BH>     and I/O units had been exposed to fire fighter's efforts
BH>     (foam, dry chemical, etc. or other source of physical
BH>     contamination. Works fine!!
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