I just put a 3+ Ghz Pentium 4 system back into service. It has a fan mounted in one of the case side panels and the owner had a stupid dog that used the fan hole for 'target practice'. Dog urine + running fan = YEEEECHHHH!
I took everything apart and scrubbed it all with an old toothbrush under hot, soapy water. Of course not the drives but did the power supply. After rinsing I put the boards in a dehydrator at 85 degrees F for a couple of hours. Works fine. Definitely worse than the one where the inside was completely coated with yellow fuzz from a combination of cigarette smoke and cat hair. I gave that one a bath plus repainted the case to cover the tobacco stains. IIRC that was in 2006 and it's still working fine. -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
