From: Ed Kummel (tech_ed_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Nov 01 2004 - 21:40:40 PST
Now wait....did you use RUBBING or ISOPROPYL alcohol?
There is a distinct difference...Rubbing alcohol is
only 70% alcohol (isopropyl in fact). The other 30% is
distilled water!
Here is the website to talk about that:
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem00/chem00102.htm
if that's the case, then it's that water that may do
it!
Ed
web/gadget guru
http://newton.tek-ed.com (download Newton packages)
--- James Nichols <smilr_at_mac.com> wrote:
> I thought that rubbing alcohol was non-conductive
> for electricity, and
> evaporated rather quickly - so I doubt that it
> "shorted" anything out
> by getting where it should not have.
>
> Just how far apart did you disassemble the newton?
> Are you sure all the
> cables are connected everywhere? Have you pressed
> the reset button?
> Which model newton do you have?
>
> J Tyler Nichols
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