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Bomb victim
Posted by: jack on 2017-09-24 16:36:31
Another "conquest" arrived... this one is not for the faint of heart.

Poor SE/30 🙁

This was the first computer I had to give a bath before I could open it, the top screw holes were completely filled with corrosion.

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The logic board...

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The villan...

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After a little bit of cleaning with a toothbrush... there's lots of MISSING traces. This one might be a lost cause.

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This is a public service announcement to change those batteries every once in the while. Thank you.
Posted by: IlikeTech on 2017-09-24 18:25:19
STUPID MAXELL 🙁

Posted by: PB145B on 2017-09-24 19:12:05
So sad 🙁 Hopefully you can find a new logic board for it.
Posted by: reallyrandy on 2017-09-25 05:46:24
I just got a Craigslist IIci that had an exploded battery. Carnage!
Posted by: jack on 2017-09-25 07:33:35
I saw your post... always sad when this stuff happens.
Posted by: markyb86 on 2017-09-25 14:42:17
Is that a Tadarian battery?
Posted by: CC_333 on 2017-09-25 15:49:28
Is that a Tadarian battery?
No, it's definitely a Maxell. If you look carefully at the sixth photo from the top, you can clearly see the distinctive red label.

Besides, they're the only brand that is known to die in this manner (to my knowledge, most other brands rarely explode like Maxells do).

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Posted by: jack on 2017-09-25 18:21:28
Yep, it's a Maxell.
Posted by: trag on 2017-09-26 14:56:17
I was looking at a couple of 6500s on Ebay from the same seller, one 250 and the other 225MHz.   His photos included a bottom shot and one of them had substantial corrosion on the bottom plate.  I can't be sure a battery leaked or exploded in there, but it seemed likely.

Anyway, if you're buying a machine that has a metal bottom (everything except the compacts?), it can be helpful to ask the seller for a photo of the bottom if there isn't one already
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