They sometimes look OK until you remove them and the leads fall off :)
After 35years they are well past their life expectancy and are probably not
performing anywhere close to their specs.
Usually you can see visible corrosion around the area of the cap where they
have outgassed and eaten into nea
On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 6:54 PM Steve Glenner
wrote:
>
> I opened it up and found the Nicad battery starting to leak, but no
> corrosion damage on board yet. I unsoldered the backup battery and ordered
> a replacement. Should a M100 be able to power up at all without the backup
> battery? I tempor
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http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=Recovering_an_Unresponsive_Laptop
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From: M100 On Behalf Of Steve Glenner
Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 5:54 PM
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Subject: [M100] M100 turns on briefly then fades away after a few seconds...
I got a M100 off craigslist recently. In the parking lot it powered up with new
batteries (old ones in
I got a M100 off craigslist recently. In the parking lot it powered up with new
batteries (old ones in it literally crusty). When I got it home, it powered on
but after a few seconds the display just faded out, and it won’t power back on
unless I wait several hours, then it does the same brief p
