Leaking DEC VR201 monochrome monitor?

[Rob Jarratt]

> -----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...
> >


Nasty! I have a couple of working VR201s that I want to check for impending problems, this has prompted me to plan to do that sooner rather than later.

Regards

Rob