I've started working towards going through my computer collection and making sure all batteries are removed...and it's been a depressing experience so far. From what I've read, in the Mac world, Maxell batteries are bad news. In the PC world, seems like everything I have with a non-button cell type battery is leaking...at least the 4 or 5 or so I've gotten to so far. And all but one have been dead...and the one that is still alive won't recognize a keyboard that is plugged in. :-( The worst was the old IBM AT 5170 motherboard I had in a drawer...stupid me left the 4xAA CMOS battery holder laying on top of the board, face down, with batteries still installed. Ugh...and to add insult to injury, another of my semi-treasured motherboards was laying on top and leaked some battery crap down onto it...so somewhere between those two...it's dead...plus the one that had been laying on top of it is dead too. Heavy sigh... Many of the older 386/486 era PC's have a soldered-on NiCd or NiMH battery, and they all seem to be leaking deadly goop...which means you have to take the board out to get the snips to the area to remove said battery. I need to get to the Mac's as well...got a IIci and IIcx (or something like that)...hoping they aren't damaged. Then there are the LC's...and I know some of those need new caps... I didn't know computer collecting could be time consuming as well!
So...the moral of the story...go through everything and TAKE OUT THE BATTERIES!!! Wesley -----Original Message----- Sadly I had the same thing happen. Maxell battery exploded and I did not notice it before it corroded the heck out of my machine while in storage. Want to join a class-action lawsuit against Maxell with me for making defective batteries? LOL. I feel Maxell owes me a Mac IIci...! Jon Gilbert, Portland, OR -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
