PSA to SparcBook 2 Users

null ian.finder at gmail.com
Tue Sep 22 13:45:33 CDT 2020


No, this applies only to Tadpole Series 2 and potentially Series 1 machines (although I have not observed the latter)

Series 3(/3000) are completely different internally. Your SB3000 is safe- at least from this failure mode.

> On Sep 22, 2020, at 11:02, Alan Perry via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> 
> You flush electronics with Indian Pale Ale? Too many TLAs.
> 
> This isn't a problem on the model of SparcBook you sold me, is it?
> 
>> On 9/22/20 10:53 AM, Ian Finder via cctalk wrote:
>> There is a 1000uf 10v cap on the main logic board just above the Bt display controller.
>> It is leaking... a lot. (4/4 samples so far)
>> Go replace it, flush the area and scrub the with 99.9% IPA.


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