Atomtan
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I am a newbie to the board. I owned this machine from new, and being in my mid 40's decided to get it (and a few other classics I have accumulated in the last few years) up and running and remember fondly the 6502 era.
Unfortunately for some years in the late 80's it lived on a carpeted floor and most of the back 1/2 of the motherboard is covered in a 2mm thick layer of what looks like dust and carpet fibres combined. The machine itself is excellent and runs well but I have never before 'lifted the hood' to see the extent of the dust inside, until now.
I have restored an Apple II+ recently, but its ICs are socketed and I felt safer cleaning that board as I knew it was easier to replace chips that were broken.
I tried an air duster on one area of the CBM, and it did not move the residue. I used a Q tip and some ispropyl alcohol on the top of a couple of I/Cs and it removed the dust/fibres. I guess this means that I could carefully clean the board with a lint free cloth and alcohol. Assuming I am careful, do you guys recommend doing this or am I likely to cause issues?
Any tips of what I should do, or not do. I am not sure whether to leave it as it is, but it bugs me to see the inside in such a mess.
Many thanks.
I am a newbie to the board. I owned this machine from new, and being in my mid 40's decided to get it (and a few other classics I have accumulated in the last few years) up and running and remember fondly the 6502 era.
Unfortunately for some years in the late 80's it lived on a carpeted floor and most of the back 1/2 of the motherboard is covered in a 2mm thick layer of what looks like dust and carpet fibres combined. The machine itself is excellent and runs well but I have never before 'lifted the hood' to see the extent of the dust inside, until now.
I have restored an Apple II+ recently, but its ICs are socketed and I felt safer cleaning that board as I knew it was easier to replace chips that were broken.
I tried an air duster on one area of the CBM, and it did not move the residue. I used a Q tip and some ispropyl alcohol on the top of a couple of I/Cs and it removed the dust/fibres. I guess this means that I could carefully clean the board with a lint free cloth and alcohol. Assuming I am careful, do you guys recommend doing this or am I likely to cause issues?
Any tips of what I should do, or not do. I am not sure whether to leave it as it is, but it bugs me to see the inside in such a mess.
Many thanks.