On Nov 5, 2011, at 8:03 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > 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. > I use the dishwasher cause I'm lazy, no failures yet just give plenty of drying time.:-) I like the dehydrator idea, thanks. That would speed up the keyboard drying for sure.
John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- ----- 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/
