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Battery acid damage, A500 512k expansion
« on: August 28, 2009, 09:57:43 PM »
I got my A500 out of storage.  I was pleasantly surprised that there wasn't any damage to the side of the board I could see.  Switch it on, caps lock light went on/off, power light flickered, then nothing.

I switched off the expansion, it booted (well, didn't check for the kickstart screen, but it sounded happy).

I pulled out the expansion, turned it over to see some battery fluffyness, but the main thing IMO is that the circuit pathways to (particularly) one chip have changed colour, so I assume that won't work any more.  I'll take a picture once my wife finds the camera.
 

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Re: Battery acid damage, A500 512k expansion
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2009, 10:17:28 PM »
Is there anywhere I can get a replacement?