> -----Original Message----- > From: cctech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of william > degnan > Sent: 22 June 2016 16:42 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Leaking DEC VR201 monochrome monitor? > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 11:10 AM, tony duell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I picked up a DEC VR201 display today, it was leaking a highly > > > corrosive brown liquid. So corrosive it burned my skin painfully / > > > immediately > > and > > > > Ouch, in more ways than one. If it attacks your skin like that, I > > wonder what it has done to the insides of the monitor. > > > > > I had to wash hands thoroughly. Anyone come across a display that > > leaked a > > > corrosive liquid like that? The display was stored in its original > > > box, > > so > > > I don't think the brown liquid was from something stored on top of > > > it, > > but > > > I don't know for sure. > > > > If it does come from inside, just about the only thing it can be is > > electrolyte from one of the capacitors. I'd remove the case [1] and > > have a look. > > Possibly > > wearing gloves... > >
Nasty! I have a couple of working VR201s that I want to check for impending problems, this has prompted me to plan to do that sooner rather than later. Regards Rob
