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Date:      Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:15:16 -0500
From:      Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: CURRENT incredibly slow
Message-ID:  <4289B9DF-5BB2-43FB-AFDC-76EC4FAF5DD6@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060125221529.GJ83922@cell.sick.ru>
References:  <20060125203821.GF83922@FreeBSD.org> <20060125211925.GH83922@FreeBSD.org> <200601252230.14279.max@love2party.net> <20060125213953.GI83922@cell.sick.ru> <20060125220900.GJ25397@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> <20060125221529.GJ83922@cell.sick.ru>

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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...

-- 
-Chuck




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