Apple Lisa 1 - restoration project

Sridhar Ayengar ploopster at gmail.com
Mon Jun 30 14:06:43 CDT 2008


Alexandre Souza wrote:
>> Then there's all that green corrosion on the PCB.  See if
>> it'll brush off with a dry toothbrush (an old one!) and
>> then check for broken PCB traces and/or IC pins.  All the
>> ICs in that area are very clearly labelled and there's
>> nothing unusual that I can see there.
> 
>    Vinegar! Vinegar! Vinegar! The common household type! It cleans the 
> mess and neutralize the alkali! Wash in isopropyl alchool after cleaning 
> :o)

Make sure you use regular white vinegar and not red wine or rice wine 
vinegar.  8-)

Peace...  Sridhar


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