Vinegar works well at neutralising battery acid :-) On Tue, 13 Nov 2018, 2:35 p.m. Greg Swallow, <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'll second Jeff on this. I have one MT that had a nasty looking battery > compartment; like a mold infestation. I did need to rework the battery > connectors. Clean it up as Jeff mentioned and maybe a good bath with > isopropyl alcohol and dried with a can of air. > > Greg <>< > Long live OS-9/BASIC09 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeffrey Birt" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 6:25:17 AM > Subject: Re: [M100] New Model 100 owner - looking for assistance > > It does not look terrible. The PCB does not look corroded, but it did do a > number on the ribbon cable for the screen. I would be tempted to at least > crimp a new connector on it (if long enough and not corroded to far up the > cable.) You can clean the battery contacts with vinegar, lemon juice, etc. > I even saw someone use CLR which I thought was a novel idea. > > The electrolytic caps in the power supply section (well all of one > type/brand in my case) tend to leak and it is a good idea to replace them. > I did a video on that which might help if you want to tackle it yourself. > > Jeff_Birt > > > > >
