beachycove
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My recently-acquired IIfx (with Mac II top cover) came to me in an excessively grimy condition. Oddly enough, because it cleaned up so well, the layer of dirt may have actually preserved the plastics from UV yellowing. It's the same story with the Mac Plus that I received from the same fellow. It too cleaned up beautifully, keyboard and all. Looks almost new. My guess is that a great deal of smoking went on around about these machines, because the dirt is rather oily and yellow in quality. The good thing is that it scrubs off nicely.
The Plus, the internals of which were not too bad, is now cleaned. Everything on the IIfx is being cleaned, not least because it actually stinks. However, I have a particular problem in that the internals in the PS are especially filthy, with about 1/8 inch of oily grime/ dust accumulated, particularly in the fan area. I think it must have ran non-stop for years.
I am wondering if it is possible to clean in there. Am I mad, or has anyone actually cleaned inside a power supply by, say, the dishwasher/ thorough drying method (with removal of some of the metal housing)?
I will post some pics soon on the group's Flickr site.
The Plus, the internals of which were not too bad, is now cleaned. Everything on the IIfx is being cleaned, not least because it actually stinks. However, I have a particular problem in that the internals in the PS are especially filthy, with about 1/8 inch of oily grime/ dust accumulated, particularly in the fan area. I think it must have ran non-stop for years.
I am wondering if it is possible to clean in there. Am I mad, or has anyone actually cleaned inside a power supply by, say, the dishwasher/ thorough drying method (with removal of some of the metal housing)?
I will post some pics soon on the group's Flickr site.