There is at least a M100 and a T102 battery cover on thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:955567 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29533
And if you want a better quality print you can download the .stl file and upload it to Shapeways. Shapeways costs more, but they offer some higher quality printing methods and materials. -- bkw On Sun, Apr 29, 2018 at 1:49 PM, Simon Bates <si...@bitstructures.com> wrote: > Thanks very much for the info. > > Simon > > > On Sat, Apr 28, 2018, at 12:05 PM, Kurt McCullum wrote: > > the battery cover on the model 100 almost always breaks. There was talk of > 3D printing new ones but I don't know where that project is at. > The NiCd should be replaced. You will need to take the motherboard out as > you said. It is not too hard to do. > As far as the corrosion, you should probably just clean it as best you can > and not worry about replacing those parts if they're working. > > Welcome to the list. > > Kurt > > > On Sat, Apr 28, 2018, at 8:15 AM, Simon Bates wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am a new TRS-80 Model 100 owner and I had some queries that I was hoping > that I might be able to get some help with. > > I just received a computer that I bought from eBay. I have been able to > successfully run it on batteries and much of the computer appears to be in > great shape. However, it has some issues that I didn't know about before I > bought it (now I know some questions to ask in the future). > > It looks like at some point it had some battery leakage in the AA battery > compartment. There was a lot of grey-green-brown deposits on the plastic > and battery contact wires. I was able to remove most of it using white > vinegar but underneath the deposits, I see what looks like rust in some > spots -- not places that contact the battery, but at the base of the spring > coil contact, where electricity would at least need to flow through. I was > wondering if there would be a way to replace the battery contact wiring > without replacing the whole computer base? > > There is also some bright blue corrosion on the DC power socket. I was > able to remove some of it, but not all. Is that something that could be > replaced? > > The battery cover does not latch properly. It looks like part has broken > off. I can secure it with some tape, but I was wondering if it would be > possible to replace it? Is that something that could be 3d printed? > > The computer still has its NiCd battery and it looks like it's in good > condition but I think it would be a good idea to remove it. Would that be > recommended? And if so, I was wondering what method would be best? I was > thinking to detach the motherboard from the case and de-solder the battery > from the underside. Is that reasonable? > > I'm looking forward to getting to know the Model 100 and getting it > running as well as I can. > > Thanks very much for your help and I'm sorry for all the questions! > > Simon > > > > -- bkw
