Leaking DEC VR201 monochrome monitor?

Liam Proven lproven at gmail.com
Wed Jun 22 09:57:28 CDT 2016


On 22 June 2016 at 16:49, william degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I picked up a DEC VR201 display today, it was leaking a highly corrosive
> brown liquid.  So corrosive it burned my skin painfully /  immediately and
> I had to wash hands thoroughly.  Anyone come across a display that leaked a
> corrosive liquid like that?  The display was stored in its original box, so
> I don't think the brown liquid was from something stored on top of it, but
> I don't know for sure.


Capacitor electrolyte?

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