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The dreaded leaky RTC Battery - someone - 23-09-2021
This is the aftermath of a leaky Varta battery on a 256TC. The removal of the RTC IC and a VDU SRAM shows the extent of the damage.
The PCB traces are super fine and seem to disintegrate by looking at them.
RE: The dreaded leaky RTC Battery - CheshireNoir - 23-09-2021
Ouch! That's going to be "fun" to fix :-(
I assume you've neutralised the alkaline with something suitable? Looks like there could end up being a mess of bodge/patch wires in somebodies future.
I have a Mac SE/30 that had Alkaline corrosion from leaky caps. While I cleaned it up and it worked fine for a year, it's now stopped and I'll need to send it off to a professional to get it to the "next step".
I wish you luck!
Chesh