Portable M5120 with display full of black patches and tears

[awulf]

Hi,

I have a portable that I restored a while ago and been sitting in the closet for a while, stored vertically in its case.
I went to go to use it, opened to the horror that is in the photos. Like tear marks and a splodge.

Is this the so called vinegar syndrome? Has anyone managed to repair an LCD condition like this on the portable?

It's pretty much impossible to find a replacement screen these days. Maybe if it can't be repaired using something like RGB2HMDI with a modern screen might be an option to keep this Mac going.

 

[finkmac]

yup, that's vinegar syndrome.

good news, it's repairable with some effort and care.

 

[awulf]

yup, that's vinegar syndrome.

good news, it's repairable with some effort and care.

Thanks, will have to research and attempt a repair.

 

[Froggy814]

That's horrible! I hope you can fix it. I just got mine up and running, booting from a bluescsi after reflowing solder.

 

[Byrd]

good news, it's repairable with some effort and care.

Only thing is, there is probably a polariser film on both sides of the LCD and there will be some experimentation to find the right film - I'd look into the stuff used to repair DMG Gameboys, a larger sheet of this as a starter.