On 2020-03-01 6:44 PM, alb.001 alb.001 wrote: > beware of some foam materials which are acidic and corrosive. I kept a > few DIP devices from the 1970's and early 1980's which were stored in > the conductive black foam used with static sensitive devices. All the > pins which were in this foam material have disintegrated and sadly the > IC's are no longer useable. Is there anyone here with conservator > training who could advise us on safe storage materials.
Exactly the same happened with Monoscope CRTs that I purchased on ebay. The original foam in the Raytheon box had turned into dust, but before that, had acidically corroded the pins and label on the tube. Can still probably be restored, but it's ugly! --Toby > > Pharma Phil. > >> ---------- Original Message ---------- >> From: "SWISSNIXIE - Jonathan F." <jfrech...@gmail.com> >> Date: March 1, 2020 at 3:54 PM >> >> You mean "display" in form of putting them anywhere you can see them? >> >> There is one material usually used when large dip-style components, >> its like styrofoam but its made out of plastics to you can easily push >> in the dip-pins, works with tubes too. Also one possible form would be >> to keep them in some kind of transparent tube (with caps). For >> Horizontal tubes it might be an idea to build some kind of a stand. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/ea1648b5-ad2c-456b-bff0-32072d13bb00%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/ea1648b5-ad2c-456b-bff0-32072d13bb00%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >> > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/1300808492.664660.1583106293897.JavaMail.open-xchange%40mtlgui06 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/1300808492.664660.1583106293897.JavaMail.open-xchange%40mtlgui06?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7bcdb439-24b9-98e3-9507-1fe784227645%40telegraphics.com.au.
