Re: [Hampshire] Has anyone ever got pasta on their computer?…

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Author: Nick Chalk
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Has anyone ever got pasta on their computer? And a few other things
john lewis <johnlewis@???> wrote:
> I have two of those that died after coffee got
> spilled on them - must have another go at
> cleaning them as I'd much prefer one of those to
> the Compaq keyboard I am left with. I was
> seriously thinking I'd have to dismantle them to
> clean out the gunge but haven't yet found a tool
> that will access those deeply recessed screws so
> they are still unused.


One of these...
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp?pricing=INC&pf_id=19908
will do it, or any socket set with a narrow
extension bar.

5.5mm is the closest match to the imperial bolt
the Model M's use.

Nick.

(Owner of a large number of M's, rescued from
Jamie's.)

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Nick Chalk ................. once a Radio Designer
Confidence is failing to understand the problem.