Re: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-16 Thread Charles Dickman via cctalk
On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 1:12 PM Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > > > I would suggest Caig > > I would suggest researching and understanding what their snake oil does > before > using any Caig product. > > Do not underestimate the lure of a good snake oil. I long for the smell of my ASR33. That KS747

RE: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-12 Thread W2HX via cctalk
on. So unless I misread the article, I'm still happy with my suggestion to the op. 73 Eugene W2HX -Original Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Al Kossow via cctalk Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 6:06 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: DEC PDP-8/e Omn

RE: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-12 Thread Paul Birkel via cctalk
elubricants.com/datasheet/SDS_US_English_NYOGEL+760G.pdf -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tom Hunter via cctalk Sent: Monday, May 10, 2021 11:13 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lu

Re: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-11 Thread dwight via cctalk
To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Cc: W2HX Subject: Re: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication I've been successfully using Deoxit and related products for many years, after I learned of them from government projects where I was a consultant. In a specific case: My PDP-8/E has 32K of core memor

Re: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-11 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Tue, 11 May 2021, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: https://www.hagensieker.com/wordpress/2018/06/18/deoxit-what-is-it-what-isnt-it/ and Ben synthesizes some corrosion inhibitor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpRrP3sqQLw OK, so chemically, it's mostly lighter fluid, which does work well for such

Re: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-11 Thread Lyle Bickley via cctalk
pinions. > Eugene > > > -Original Message- > From: cctalk On Behalf Of Al Kossow via > cctalk Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 1:12 PM > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication > > > > I would suggest Caig > >

Re: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-11 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 5/11/21 11:23 AM, W2HX wrote: In probably 30 years I've been repairing equipment and among the dozen or so electronics forums I belong to, you may be the first person I've run across to throw some shade on that product. https://www.hagensieker.com/wordpress/2018/06/18/deoxit-what-is-it-what-

RE: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-11 Thread W2HX via cctalk
al Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Al Kossow via cctalk Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 1:12 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication > I would suggest Caig I would suggest researching and understanding what their snake oil does before using any Caig product.

Re: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-11 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
I would suggest Caig I would suggest researching and understanding what their snake oil does before using any Caig product.

Re: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-11 Thread Don R via cctalk
m Hunter via > cctalk > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2021 11:14 PM > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication > > What is the best type of lubricant for Omnibus backplanes? > It can be a struggle to insert and remove

RE: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-11 Thread W2HX via cctalk
bject: DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication What is the best type of lubricant for Omnibus backplanes? It can be a struggle to insert and remove PDP-8/e boards into the Omnibus. There is a risk of damage to the brittle bakelite connector housings on the Omnibus PCB. Traditional contact spr

DEC PDP-8/e Omnibus backplane lubrication

2021-05-10 Thread Tom Hunter via cctalk
What is the best type of lubricant for Omnibus backplanes? It can be a struggle to insert and remove PDP-8/e boards into the Omnibus. There is a risk of damage to the brittle bakelite connector housings on the Omnibus PCB. Traditional contact sprays should work but have two problems: 1) they rema