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From: crs@lanl.ARPA (Charlie Sorsby)
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Subject: Re: Horror stories (Actually, erasers and edge connectors)
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Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 12:42:49 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 14 12:42:49 1986
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> Don't count on it.  A standard response to flakey or non-functional boards
> it to take them out and scrub off the contact fingers with a rubber eraser, 
> first.  It's amazing how often that works -- the older the equipment, the 
> more often it is effective.

It also, as I recall, may void the warranty on boards with gold plated
contact fingers.  At the very least I have read service manual that said
"don't do it" because it removes the thin gold plating.
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Charlie Sorsby
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