Ive tried this with positive results. Use dish washing liquid (no more than a couple of drops, less than dime-sized amount) instead of regular detergent, the detergent will corrode metal. I've gotten my Mac Portable board to work again this way
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:34 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > I placed my classic II board in the dishwasher after noticing some leaking > from the capacitors. It did okay with the drying off and gentle cycle (I > let it air dry). NOT necessarily condoning or recommending this, just > saying that I have done it and everything worked perfectly afterwards (knock > on wood :) ) > > Heath > > --- On *Tue, 7/21/09, Cyrus Griffin <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Cyrus Griffin <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Safely Cleaning a Mainboard > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 6:28 PM > > > > I've found for dust/dirt/debris our air compressor works quite nicely. > Those cans of compressed air work well, but sometimes they spew out > liquid if you're not careful... If you don't have a compressor, then > I would say either invest in one, they're great for blowing up bike > tires, basketballs, car tires, and all sorts of computer stuff. (Air > vents, keyboards, insides, cards, connector slots, ETC.) > I've *heard* a couple people say on here they heard of people running > them through the dishwasher, but I would highly not recommend that, > since the water can lead to corrosion, and if you don't turn off the > heat drying, you could melt parts of it. Also if the water catches it > wrong it could throw it around, knock off components. > Hope that's helpful :) > > > -Elliott (Formerly Cyrus) > > > > On Jul 21, 2009, at 1:02 PM, Aaron Parker wrote: > > > Any tips for thoroughly cleaning the mainboard of some of these > > older devices? I've got an Apple II Plus and two Apple IIe's that > > were not well cared for (yet still power on) that I'd like to clean > > up. > > > > Thanks! > > Aaron P. > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
