[Coco] Cured MPI

[Sean]

Glad the easy fix worked for you!
Pencil eraser works good in a pinch too.  :)

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 6:17 PM, Boisy Pitre <boisy at tee-boy.com> wrote:
> I thought I would share this experience with the list.
>
> Over the past few months,my 26-3124 MPI has been behaving erratically.
>  Turning on the CoCo would sometimes register Disk BASIC in slot 4,
> sometimes not.  Often unplugging and replugging the MPI into the CoCo 3
> would fix the issue for a while, but not always.
>
> Today I went to Radio Shack and bought a twin pack of DeoxIT cleaner and
> DeoxIT cleaner Gold.  Following the instructions, I cleaned the contacts on
> the MPI and all of the cartridge peripherals that I use in the MPI.  It took
> about 25 minutes to clean everything (including the recommended 2 minute
> wait time between each application).  After cleaning everything, wiping the
> excess, and putting things back together, my system is operating 100%
> properly.
>
> Just a little public service announcement for all of you out there...
>
> Regards,
> Boisy G. Pitre
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