suggestions on I/O board nicad battery leak cleanup?

From: Ray Arachelian <ray_at_email.domain.hidden>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:40:33 -0500

Ok, so swapping the 1.2A with the 1.8A - the worms went away with the 1.2A supply, which means the 1.8A supply still has components (capacitors) that need replacing, which hopefully will arrive soon.

So any thoughts on what's a safe battery leak corrosion cleanup?

I found these pages, is it really safe to use white vinegar/distilled water? The last link in the list is a failed attempt, so I obviously want to avoid causing damage...

http://www.rskey.org/calccorr.htm
http://www.flippers.com/battery.html and 
http://www.flippers.com/images/GamePlan-Corrosion1.jpg
http://oldcomputers.net/corrosion.html

Has anyone done this type of cleanup? was it successful?

Ray Arachelian wrote:

>
> So either replacing the clear amber VAC capacitors in the power supply
> will fix the worms problem, or there's an issue with the analog video
> board. Anyone know how to address this?
>
> I'll try to swap the 1.8A supply out tonight or tomorrow with a 1.2A
> supply and see if the worms go away, if they do, then I certainly need
> to replace the remaining caps in the 1.8A supply. But if they don't -
> then either the video board needs a bit of work, or both power
> supplies need their remaining caps replaced.
>

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Received on 2005-12-15 09:52:58