a couple of things, first of all, never, NEVER try to remove super glue with heat, it produces cyanide when it gets hot. i found that out the hard way cutting apart plastic parts that had been glued wrong with it, got 2 very, very small whiffs, still felt tired the next day. that's what cyanide does, it actually poisons the cells ability to transfer energy to where it's needed in the cell (it inhibits the atp/atp+ cycle used for energy transport in every cell known to man), it will kill anything, even plants. super glue, if you look, is dicyanoacralate, i think it makes hydrogen cyanide as the fumes were very acrid, but it could be some other cyanide (there are several forms of it).
also, always, always do this outside, even epoxy makes some pretty obnoxious fumes, i've desoldered parts from surplus boards with a propane torch outside, it's very nasty! you will know when the wind shifts! there's no way the case will tolerate anything near what it takes to destroy epoxy with heat or any of the solvents that will deal with it. if you're lucky it didn't stick well and will pop off, most epoxies don't work well on many plastics. if it won't come off easily, a chisel and hammer might work, although you'd likely then have to patch the case or at least the surface. if you're repainting it anyway not problem. re: older ram chips, places like ebay and some surplus dealers are the only places you'll find them, they simply aren't made any more. i've contacted a company that recycles chips from obsolete/bad boards but they want nearly new prices for most parts, sadly. (have you seen what even a 68020 processor is going for? they are still in production, they are also still over $200, same for the math coprocessors! both are still used in industrial controllers and such). Jeff Walther wrote: ------- > I'm not sure if this works on Epoxy, but many adhesives are > susceptible to heat. You might try cooking it with a heat gun up to > 600 - 800 F say. I'm not sure how high a temp the case plastics > will tolerate though. > > I keep seeing mention of restoring the original 128K Macs. Is there > any reason one couldn't simply buy the old lower capacity RAM chips > and install them? I'm sure they're not common, but I've seen lots on > Ebay and such that were probably the correct density. What are > they? 64K X 1? --------- -- "Promise me, promise me this day, promise me now..." he asked. "Even as they strike you down, you will remember: humanity is not our enemy. The only thing worthy of you is compassion...Hatred will never let you face the beast in human beings. One day, when you face the beast alone, with your courage intact, your eyes kind...out of your smile will bloom a flower. and...on the long, rough road, the sun and the moon will continue to shine." Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
