Ron,
Treat unreliable connections with Stabilant22. It can work magic, as
long as the problem is in the sockets and not broken contacts in the
multi-level motherboard beneith them [see below for how to test]. TV
radiofrequency contacts, high end stereo, computers, any low voltage
contacts. I wouldn't have believed that one product would work so well in
such widely different environments and uses if I hadn't used it these ways
myself. A 15 mL service kit (about $30 in the U.S.) is more than sufficient.
This stuff is manufactured in Canada by:
D.W. Electrochemicals Ltd.
97 Newkirk Road North
Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 3G4
CANADA
Write them and they will give you any local dealers. I do know know about a
web site though I would expect them to have one. If there are no local
dealers, and you might be surprised that there may be since this stuff is
used in service of critical electronics, you can mailorder directly from
them.
Now the warning, I only found that it helped about twice a year when I
was working as a computer technician. Hand "rock" the socket itself sideways
(you don't want to be rough with this) (without touching anything in the
socket or allowing it to NOT move freely as the socket is rocked --
disconnect any chassis attachment, loosen cables so that the board moves
along with the socket, etc.) while operating whatever is in the socket. Not
touching any bare contacts may be difficult, that's to be expected. If
things go berserk its the motherboard not the socket. If it's the
motherboard it's unreparable beyond what you can achieve by wedging
toothpicks under the socket, etc. If it's the socket the Stabilant22 WILL
solve your problem. -Gary-
In a message dated 11/1/2000 1:35:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< My thanks to all who helped, Frankenstein has woken up again and is
working;
Took the MB that supported 4 banks of memory, put on it the fastest CPU,
and apart from a flaky cache RAM-stick and having to juggle PCI boards
around to get them to work, no problem.
I can now wade through 1200 emails that have accumulated in between time
;-(
Thanks again to all for the kind advice.
Ron the Frog, on the banks of the Paraguay River.
>>
