Thanks Wayne. Yes, I already clipped the varta out (it had started to go, but hadn't hit the board yet). Caps will be next - also something I need to do on the M102.
Matt On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 12:08 PM Wayne Talbot <[email protected]> wrote: > > Change the internal battery; if it is not bad now, it will likely go bad soon > and can rot your computer. While you have the case open, it is a good idea to > replace the capacitors. Again, if they are not bad now they soon will be. > Congratulations on your find. > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 10:53 AM Matthew Stock <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I recently picked up a "for parts, not working" M100 on Ebay. After a >> quick inspection where I didn't see any obvious damage, I tried >> powering it up with a wall wart. Much to my surprise, it came up >> immediately and seems to work just fine (keyboard, display, etc). My >> guess is that the corrosion in the battery case wasn't cleaned enough >> and is preventing battery operation. It needs cleaning and a new >> varta, but that's about it. >> >> My dilemma is that I have a M102 with some bad keys, and my intention >> was to use the M100 as a parts doner. I really don't want to destroy >> a working system. Does anyone here have a doner keyboard that's in >> reasonable order? Looking for mainly the locking keys (caps, num >> lock) and the function/arrow keys. >> >> I may just end up keeping the M100, though I really don't have a need >> for it. :-) >> >> Thanks, >> >> Matt
