22 Jun
2016
22 Jun
'16
8:41 a.m.
On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 11:10 AM, tony duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
The screen rot is so bad, I am not sure I even want to mess with it.
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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
Ouch, in more ways than one. If it attacks your skin like that, I wonder
what
it has done to the insides of the monitor.
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.
If it does come from inside, just about the only thing it can be is
electrolyte
from one of the capacitors. I'd remove the case [1] and have a look.
Possibly
wearing gloves...
[1] Very easy on the VR201. Extend the 'leg' fully. Put the unit
screen-side
down. Prise (pry) off the circular cap on the back, over the screw. Undo
that
screw (#2 phillips). Slide off the case.
-tony