Okay, a few years have passed. I get it. Things happen. Bought my first
100 in 2020 from eBay - instantly had problems that still exist today
but I've recently identified a solution. Soon after, my second 100 came
to me as an inexpensive 'for parts' unit that ultimately worked fine -
the seller didn't have the memory switch set to 'on' and thought it was
dead. The thing works like it's fresh out of the factory. Guys, I
learned that I made a big mistake. Got my 200 from this list soon after
getting my 100's and made that my daily driver from then on. 100s found
a home in the closet next to the board games.
I decided today to register them all with Web8201 and cracked her open
for the first time. I wasn't thinking too much about the insides, stupid
me, and opened it to get the necessary numbers to provide good
registration info. As I was screwing her back together, I decided to
inspect it for problems. Looked at the battery and, on initial
inspection, it looked okay. Then I looked closer and found residue on
the side, then residue on a number of via's where the nearby resistors
are soldered in.
I should have inspected it two years ago but it just sat on my closet
and I can't help but think maybe it only leaked after i got the device.
Again, I turn it on and it's splendid. I just wish I wasn't so stupid as
to ignore the inspection two years ago. Or, at least, I wish I had at
least removed the internal battery when I got it. Just stupidity here. BONK
So now I have some soldering and cleanup to do. I assume the resistors
should be replaced? I went ahead and excised the motherboard from the
shell for deep inspection. As you can see, there are some leaking caps,
residue, and some impacted traces so... I have some restoration work to
do. And I have some components to order. I also have to learn how to
restore traces.
Pictures:
https://imgur.com/zn3fV4G.png
https://imgur.com/m6yzNzm.png
https://imgur.com/nWw3JNh.png
https://imgur.com/yMlMc5L.png
https://imgur.com/mbyV6xB.png
https://imgur.com/m1Uc6ez.png
From yall's experience, is this real bad or not too bad?
Daniel
