I was hoping to pick up a supposedly working but long stored away 3000 for $200. I asked the guy to boot it in case the battery had killed it. It didn't boot. I took it for $50 for a worst case as a parts machine anyway in case I ever do find a working 3000. Sadly, opening it up wasn't as pretty a sight as I had hoped. Between that and my 2000 recently not finding the HD has got me a bit down on the old hardware lately. I'm a bit scared to try my 1000 and 4000 that haven't been tried for a while now. I now have all the Amiga models I wanted to collect, I just don't have all working ones, and I fear less will work over time. Now it seems like I probably need a spare of each model just so I can diagnose what is wrong in some cases.
Sorry about this Bif, many amiga computers I have come accross that sat for long periods of time without being used have had issues. 3000's in particular like to be used and maintained, if a battery leaked on a 3000 you will very likely have problems. The most common failure I have found in a 3k is a black screen with a dim led, when you select on and off the caps lock it will stop after 7 or so times. Many time this is the CPU, all you need to do is get a cheap accelerator to test this, and you can have a working 3k once again. The battery placement of a 3000 has a better chance to destroy something important, because of the vital surroundings.
Don't be afraid if the surface damage looks bad, believe it or not 3k's with the least amount of physical surface damage tend to be the most damaged. If the acid destroyed the surface coating and not hide between the board it is a better sign.
Good luck...
