Leaking DEC VR201 monochrome monitor?

-----Original Message----- From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of william degnan Sent: 22 June 2016 16:42 To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts <cctech at classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Leaking DEC VR201 monochrome monitor? On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 11:10 AM, tony duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> 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 > > 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... >