On Aug 31, 2008, at 3:48 PM, Dan wrote:
> > hey, > > Trying to fix an external firewire drive for someone. The firewire > port looks like it has gum in it. Maybe bubblegum. (he's got young > children) Been trying to dig it out, but it's slow going. > > Any ideas how to make this stuff not or less sticky, so it will come > out easier/better? Is there something that dissolves gum, that won't > damage the electronics? Then too, there is always "Alcohol" --- Isopropyl will work slowly, Methanol would be quicker. And there is always the FREEZE [makes the Gum brittle so it chips out easier] method --- I.E. sprits of 'liquid propane' or similar. Chuck D. > > Thx, > - Dan. > -- > - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
