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Posted by: Phipli on 2026-05-05 04:58:28The listing clearly stated "untested" and it said no returns, so no. Even if the seller did know, there's no argument that I was buying something that was supposed to be in good condition or working.Looks like the BBU survived too, that's hard to replace. I'd be nervous about that RTC. | |
| Posted by: joshc on 2026-05-05 05:06:16 No surprises here, of course it was the original Maxell battery that caused the carnage. The chassis will be a good experiment case for rust conversion products. Recommendations for things to try welcome.   | |
Posted by: Phipli on 2026-05-05 05:28:10The chassis will be a good experiment case for rust conversion products. Recommendations for things to try welcome.I tend to use a wire brush in an angle grinder and then zinc primer, or a straight to rust single coat like hammerite... But rust conversion stuff is interesting - I have some somewhere, but misplaced it in a move. | |
| Posted by: finkmac on 2026-05-05 08:19:11 rust converters are decent, but will leave the item blackened i've used Evaporust on battery damaged SE/30 metals. the thing is, it will strip the top layer off the metal. you need to spray it with a clear coat or zinc primer to prevent it from oxidizing. | |
Posted by: Durosity on 2026-05-05 15:08:39View attachment 98491I’m gonna give that a 80% chance of being repairable. It’s probably just more fiddly than actually problematic. Of course the question is would it just be easier to find a replacement board? | |
| Posted by: jmacz on 2026-05-05 19:59:05 That looks fun, seriously! A good challenge 🙂 you got this @joshc ! | |
| Posted by: joshc on 2026-05-06 14:03:31 Thanks guys. Project thread created here for it: | |
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