Via chipset KT133 and system instability

[Brett I. Holcomb]

Pam R - My recollection is like yours - we didn't use the eraser to get 
conductivity - we used it to clean the contacts.  Our equipment operated in 
environments which caused silver sulfide to form.  Graphite is a conductor 
and can short things out!


> 
> Surey not. Graphite is conductive so running a pencil lead across the
> contacts could short them together to some degree.
> 
> On the other hand, a pencil eraser is a good tool for removing any crud
> from card contacts, just be sure to use a soft one and to thoroughly clean
> off the dust afterwards.
> 
> Cleaning socket contacts is much more problematical 'cause they are so
> close together there's a real danger of distorting them. Probably the best
> thing to do is to just remove the card and blow (or suck?) out any dust
> that may have accumulated in the socket block.
> 
> Pam R

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