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Offline spremino

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Cleaning Model M spiral cable?
« on: Mon, 23 November 2009, 16:34:44 »
Hello,

how would you advice cleaning the spiral cable of a Model M? Do you think denture tabs would work for it too?

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Cleaning Model M spiral cable?
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 23 November 2009, 16:43:42 »
Yes denture tabs work, I have cleaned one cable using the same technique before (obviously keep both connecting ends out of the water)
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« Reply #2 on: Mon, 23 November 2009, 20:24:40 »
No matter what you do, those old springy keyboard cables will be dirty. I have never EVER seen a clean one in my life.

I remember having to pass a keyboard around when multiple people were using a computer, and when you let go of it, it would spring back with quite a lot of force.
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Offline Shawn Stanford

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 24 November 2009, 07:48:51 »
I'd wrap the ends in plastic bags with rubber bands on them and run it through the dishwasher...
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« Reply #4 on: Tue, 24 November 2009, 07:56:24 »
If you have the patience to do so, rubbing alcohol seems to get rid of the dirt with a minimal amount of elbow grease.
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« Reply #5 on: Tue, 24 November 2009, 08:04:45 »
Quote from: Shawn Stanford;135860
I'd wrap the ends in plastic bags with rubber bands on them and run it through the dishwasher...
Tried it (without the plastic bags), with limited success.
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Offline TWX

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« Reply #6 on: Tue, 24 November 2009, 08:13:56 »
An oversized pipe cleaner saturated with WD-40, run back and forth a few times, then another one that's just wet with water.  IF WD-40 isn't adequate, mineral spirits.
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Offline ocdonkb

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« Reply #7 on: Tue, 24 November 2009, 12:46:10 »
have cleaned a bunch of these now... usually just a towel with some 409. Worked for me.
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« Reply #8 on: Tue, 24 November 2009, 18:51:11 »
Maybe I'll make a documentary on all my filthy old springy computer cables someday.
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