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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