seaken
Veteran Member
This morning I was digging out some stuff for my North Star Advantage that I am restoring and I found a 286 motherboard in a box. Unfortunately the Varta battery was still attached and there is green all over the board. I cut off the battery and have been thinking about how I might try to save this board. I have had some experience with this battery leakage and the spread of the green on some other systems in the past few years. I have successfully brought a couple of other old boards back to life by cleaning with vinegar with a swab and brush and then washing the board. But this board has a lot more green spread than I have seen on the other boards I have cleaned. But the traces on the board do not seem to be eaten away yet.
I was wondering if I should try immersing the board in a vinegar bath for awhile and then run it through the dishwasher.
What is your opinion? Is immersion in vinegar too risky?
Seaken
I was wondering if I should try immersing the board in a vinegar bath for awhile and then run it through the dishwasher.
What is your opinion? Is immersion in vinegar too risky?
Seaken