The isopropyl makes sense but meths?  Don't know this
abbreviation.(forgive my density and thanks for the answer.)

James


On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 04:02, Ken Walker wrote:
> Isopropyl Alcohol, followed with a wash down with meths.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James Sparenberg
> Sent: 17 December 2002 8:59 AM
> To: Expert List
> Subject: [expert] Drowning Servers..... Literally.
> 
> 
> All,
> 
>    Ok ... here's one for you.... As you may or may not know California
> is in the middle of a series of torrential downpours... and as luck
> would have it some servers I've been maintaining for a friend with a
> small home business ... well.... drowned. Tried the hair dryer routine
> on one of them (full tower cases water got up about 6 inches (9.2cm)) So
> only the lower portion of the mobo and the nic's where under water. 
> Problem is that even though it was straight rain water, hardwater
> deposits do conduct electricity and as a result I popped a powersupply. 
> Years ago I would have used trichloralfloralethane to clean the parts
> and get rid of the deposits... but ... It's no longer sold.  Any
> recommendations on what to use to really clean up these parts so that I
> can get the boxes back online?  or should I just sing the following
> song?
> 
> 
> (To the tune of Silent Night)
> 
> Servers are down.
> Some of them drowned.
> Water Rose 
> Service froze.
> Don't you know that 
> computers don't swim
> UPS just won't save them this time
> Time to shop on E-ba-ay
> Ti-ime to shop on E-bay.
> 
> James
> 
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