mark <whitroth@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> tcol@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>
>> Some 35 years ago when I was a member of the NVMRRs in Alexandria, VA
>> (now in Vienna), we cleaned our track weekly using pieces of cork
>> roadbed. No idea what they use now, but it worked quite well then.
>
> Seems to me a basic ink eraser would work. But then, the Received
> Knowledge in the computer community is that if you have any questions
> about the contacts for the boards, pull 'em out of the slots and use a
> pencil eraser on the gold (or whatever) contacts to remove any
> corrosion.
>
> mark
An ink eraser would scratch the contacts on the board, so that's why
you'd use a pencil eraser. Your track, however, is much tougher and
sometimes needs the added abrasiveness. (Other times, all it needs is a
pencil eraser.)
Puckdropper
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