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Offline Pat the Cat

Re: Amiga 3000 Battery Damage
« on: March 18, 2021, 02:13:53 PM »
I can see missing traces so there's definitely work to be done. One of the most useful tools for cleaning is a tank or tray - something to hold the board and let it soak a layer of cleaner, to get under the chips (and neutralize the electrolyte). Then a good rinse with distilled or deinoized water. Ultrasonic baths that big are not common.

I think it's fixable but not an easy or quick job.

Quicker than redoing the whole board into an AA3000+ though. It won't look as pretty with link wires running around it, but it's got to be easier than an A4000 (through hole versus surface mount).
"To recurse is human. To iterate, divine."

A1200, Vanilla, Surf Squirrel, SD Card, KS 3.0/3.z, PCMCIA dev
A500, Vanilla, A570, Rev 5, KS 1.2/1.3 Testbench system
Rasp Pi, UAE4ARM, 3D laser scanner, experimental, hoping for AmigaOS4Arm, based on Watterott Fabscan Pi
 

Offline Pat the Cat

Re: Amiga 3000 Battery Damage
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2021, 01:57:51 PM »
Couple alternative places to ask for something more local ;-

https://www.retrosales.com.au/   <- Dont do themselves but they might know somebody that does

http://www.saug.org.au/    <- Sydney area user group
"To recurse is human. To iterate, divine."

A1200, Vanilla, Surf Squirrel, SD Card, KS 3.0/3.z, PCMCIA dev
A500, Vanilla, A570, Rev 5, KS 1.2/1.3 Testbench system
Rasp Pi, UAE4ARM, 3D laser scanner, experimental, hoping for AmigaOS4Arm, based on Watterott Fabscan Pi