Aeroform
Well-known member
Hi!
I recently bought a SE/30. Unfortunately it had been battery bombed, on what I believe to be two different occasions .
The previous owner had replaced the battery and hot glued a new one in place, which also failed. It now displays simasimac.
See images 1&2 of what it looked like before cleaning.
I've cleaned it up best I could (a few different passes starting out with IPA but soon also doing a vinegar/baking powder pass to try and remove some corrosion, followed by another ipa bath).
Checking closely (and with multimeter) I can tell a few traces (min. 7) are destroyed.
I have no real experience with these kind of repairs, but am fairly confident in soldering (have been building drones for a few years). Would you say this is a doomed project and I should be looking around for a new SE/30 (what to do with the otherwise pristine parts?) or should I give it a go? If highly difficult, is there anyone in Europe who might be willing to give it a go (with compensation ofc.)?.
If you think there's hope, a question. For example the traces circled in image 3, these seem to have corresponding "starts" on the otherside of the MB. Could I simply solder a wire to these corresponding points and route them through the hole conveniently placed nearby, and then solder them on to the traces a bit further up where do look OK?
Thank you so much for any input, would love to get this dream machine running!
I recently bought a SE/30. Unfortunately it had been battery bombed, on what I believe to be two different occasions .
The previous owner had replaced the battery and hot glued a new one in place, which also failed. It now displays simasimac.
See images 1&2 of what it looked like before cleaning.
I've cleaned it up best I could (a few different passes starting out with IPA but soon also doing a vinegar/baking powder pass to try and remove some corrosion, followed by another ipa bath).
Checking closely (and with multimeter) I can tell a few traces (min. 7) are destroyed.
I have no real experience with these kind of repairs, but am fairly confident in soldering (have been building drones for a few years). Would you say this is a doomed project and I should be looking around for a new SE/30 (what to do with the otherwise pristine parts?) or should I give it a go? If highly difficult, is there anyone in Europe who might be willing to give it a go (with compensation ofc.)?.
If you think there's hope, a question. For example the traces circled in image 3, these seem to have corresponding "starts" on the otherside of the MB. Could I simply solder a wire to these corresponding points and route them through the hole conveniently placed nearby, and then solder them on to the traces a bit further up where do look OK?
Thank you so much for any input, would love to get this dream machine running!