OK, so I had a couple other threads, but I thought maybe it'd be best to consolidate since I'm liable to have a lot of questions.
I finally brought the SE home today, and the Torx T15 came as well. I did a trick mentioned by @JDW in an old thread regarding turning the brightness all the way up and then pulling the plug to hopefully discharge the CRT. I'm still going to go ahead and avoid touching it, and I don't plan to remove it or anything.
I pulled the logic board. Fortunately the battery hadn't melted down and left a mess, it is intact. There are some spots of rust & corrosion on the board though as pictured. And it's a bit dusty as well.
I know I've seen/read about cleaning the boards in a dishwasher, but I don't have one. I'll probably watch a few videos, and try manually cleaning it up tomorrow.
I'm planning to replace the battery with a CR2032 using a MeowToast adapter. I've seen videos of other soldering in a CR2032 holder, but not come across anyone saying they use this adapter, though I'm sure many have. Hopefully it works.
I'm also hoping to pull the floppy drive and start the disassembly & cleaning/lubing process tomorrow.
I finally brought the SE home today, and the Torx T15 came as well. I did a trick mentioned by @JDW in an old thread regarding turning the brightness all the way up and then pulling the plug to hopefully discharge the CRT. I'm still going to go ahead and avoid touching it, and I don't plan to remove it or anything.
I pulled the logic board. Fortunately the battery hadn't melted down and left a mess, it is intact. There are some spots of rust & corrosion on the board though as pictured. And it's a bit dusty as well.
I know I've seen/read about cleaning the boards in a dishwasher, but I don't have one. I'll probably watch a few videos, and try manually cleaning it up tomorrow.
I'm planning to replace the battery with a CR2032 using a MeowToast adapter. I've seen videos of other soldering in a CR2032 holder, but not come across anyone saying they use this adapter, though I'm sure many have. Hopefully it works.
I'm also hoping to pull the floppy drive and start the disassembly & cleaning/lubing process tomorrow.