On Jan 25, 2006, at 5:15 PM, Gleb Smirnoff wrote: > P> More likely, there's some semi-conductive gunge left behind. You > P> probably need to disassemble it and give it a good scrub with (eg) > P> iso-propyl alcohol. > > I washed it with ethanol thoroughly the day the wine was poured in. I > think that the problem is not in gunge, but in corroded contacts in > slot and on RAM. You might try something called "electrical contact cleaner", sold by Radio Shack and suchlike, it's a CFC aerosol spray intended for this sort of problem. Some variants include a non-conductive lubricant (ie, Teflon) to help smooth noisy potentiometers and the like... -- -ChuckReceived on Wed Jan 25 2006 - 22:15:25 UTC
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