Update, almost all the cleaning is done. The nicotine smell has mostly dissipated, or I've gone blind to it. I have scrubbed all the PCBs, scrubbed the plastics, and removed a lot of flux from the keyboard.
Quick question, before I forget... Am I going to have any issues if I only use disk drive 2?
This Laser drive, which is set to drive 1, is in BAD shape. There is rust all over the inside. Then to boot, the case is soldered together. So im going to have to desolder the whole thing, remove the motors and heads, soak it in vinegar, then treat it all with a clear coat, reassemble it, fix the timing, etc. I did not want to do all that. The Apple drive, on the other hand, is labeled drive 2. Its in great shape.
I know there is a solder joint someplace and I can make it drive 1, but then the label will be wrong and if I get the other drive working, im going to have to reverse it.
The keyboard has had some work done to it. A few key switches have been replaced (badly). Obviously, somebody has spilled something on here at some point.
All-in-all, I think its looking great. I knew I was going to be putting some elbow grease into this. And honestly, I've only spent about 1.5 hours on it between emails and meetings.
Tomorrow morning I have a long meeting, so I'm going to be listening and paying attention and putting all the keys back on the keyboard.
By the that time, everything should have had more than ample time to dry out so it should then be safe to power up. I'm psyched.