On Oct 26, 2021, at 11:20 AM, Paul Koning <paulkon...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > >> On Oct 26, 2021, at 2:14 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> >> wrote: >> >> On Oct 26, 2021, at 7:45 AM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 2:43 AM r.stricklin via cctech >>> <cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: >>>> https://www.ebay.com/sch/xi_jinping/m.html?item=334195034340&hash=item4dcf9388e4%3Ag%3Ar%7EcAAOSwFVhhd12t&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 >>>> >>>> Hadn't realized before that there were Sun-2 mice which weren't black >>>> (were white/beige). I know some folks are looking. >>> >>> I am in need of a Sun3 mouse but that one looks like it got pulled out >>> from under the porch. >>> >>> -etha >> >> It doesn’t really look any worse than the “hockey puck” mouse that’s now on >> my VAXstation 4000/90 did, before I cleaned it up. Not sure where I got >> that mouse from, I’ve probably had it for 20+ years, especially given where >> I found it a few months ago, when I went looking for one. It was disgusting >> enough that I didn’t really want to touch it. The cleaner mouse didn’t work. > > FWIW: I don't know what the brown color comes from in this case, but I've in > the past cleaned up some electronics that was badly encrusted with tobacco > smoke residue. A very effective cleaner for that is Windex, which is also > quite mild and unlikely to harm any plastics. At an earlier time I used > alcohol, which worked too but badly messed up a plexiglass display cover on > the device in question. Plexiglass is odd that way, it's one of the few > plastics that is damaged by ethanol. > > paul
That’s good to know, as Isopropyl Alcohol is my go-to for cleaning electronics. Zane
