4 May
2007
4 May
'07
10:08 p.m.
Yeah, no kidding....
In video arcade machines - games like Pole Position boards all had the
WORST design "feature" --- the boards are mounting to the inside side of
the cabinet and the PCB layout has the battery and the top center of the
board which over course eventually deteriorated, burst open and oozes
battery acid to all of the adjacent components and traces. That's
something many of us don't really discuss, using caution when handling
older equipment/boards that may still contain original NiCads, lead acid
and just plain old Alkaline batteries in them. Dangerous is that might
still "pop" or be actively leaking.
Curt
Dave Caroline wrote:
Another couple of nasties about to (or already have
done) damage your
collectables are the rubber rollers in tape drives and backup
batteries.
Dave Caroline