a few thoughts: the bad smell may be a bad resistor on the board or bad solder joint, there are some of each that are notorious for that on the se/30. if you are comfortable with electronics i'd open the case and do a thorough visual check (which spots most problems rapidly) of the analog board on the right side of the case (from the rear), look for any brown or black spots on the board. both resistors and circuit boards smell pretty bad when hot. in any case, don't leave it alone and on until it stabilizes, there is a small risk of fire if it starts smoking and you aren't there to turn it off! resistors at least smell a little like tobacco, and could have scented the bag over time. pcb boards usually smell much, much worse once they get hot enough, i've used a torch to pull chips off of junk boards outside (when i was younger and somewhat more foolish..), suffice it to say you want the wind blowing away, and i wouldn't do it again without a respirator! the last time i accidently smoked out a large power resistor i had the windows open for 2 days and it still lingered for some time, it is a very persistant and nasty smell (since i wasn't home when it happened i was just glad to have avoided a fire when a relay failed and made the resistor smoke).
as far as the bag, wash it with some baking soda and detergent. baking soda is the thing for neutralizing odor, and probably the main ingredient in febreeze, but a lot cheaper. i've even removed the "diaper" smell from carpet by sprinkling it around liberally and walking through the white dust for a week before vacuuming, messy, but it was really, really stinky when i moved into the apartment and it removed it completely, even according to friends i asked. (all i could afford at the time, i was desperate, it really, really smelled bad!) never put a whole machine in water! it would definately toast the hard drive (they have filtered air vents, even a tiny drop of water inside would demolish the heads if it got on a platter or head, not to mention how the bearings would react, if nothing else you'd get rust which would definately grind things out nicely). the hv flyback and power supply are also very sensitive to residual moisture. i have successfully manually washed everything but the hard drive and floppy drive, but the hv stuff really needs to dry well and i avoided getting the flyback wet and used everclear (95% ethanol, drinkable by barbarians) to help dry it. the alcohol makes the water evaporate much faster. i also rinsed with distilled water prior to the everclear to avoid hard water spots and possible high impedance shorts (my favorite oxymoron). the case should respond well to the dishwasher, but i'd avoid the dry cycle lest the case get warped ( and no need to dry anything but electronics with the everclear!). if you do try electronics (other than the analog board and power supply) in the dishwasher, omit the detergent, it's a bit corrosive being largely lye. i've washed several logic boards by hand and it isn't that hard and produces great results. > I got a free SE/30 and MacBag carry case. > > Problem #1 is that both are stinky. Maybe cigarette smoke? I can't > turn on > the SE for any length of time before being overwhelmed. Any ideas? -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
