I don't have graphical internet access, so I can't see the pictures,
but could it be that electrolyte spilled from one of the
capactiors?
Just an idea...
>
>On 14 Apr 98 at 1:57, jpero_at_cgo.wave.ca wrote:
>
>> Wow! Looks like something have exploded inside and left there,
>> eating away those metals...or a cat had sprayed it or mouse have
>> known to get inside via a open card slot and pee. And leave rice
>> sized BM's inside. This kind of corrsion looks like much liquid have
>> left in there, judging by the patterns of corrsion. Did something
>> have dripped on that computer? High humidry is out, you have good
>> metals anywhere else because I had some that was stored inside a
>> closet with high humidry and came out heavily corroded clone power
>> supply box.
>
>I thought about that but the system has been sealed fairly well since
>I put it in my climate controlled storage space. Still, it does look
>like something was spilt on it. No open slots or anything so I don't
>know what could have gotten inside.
>
>I have another AT&T PSU I've been using to power the hard drive on my
>Amiga 1000. I may find a new power supply for the hard drive and use
>that one as a replacement for the corroded one. Still, it would be
>nice to know if something was dumped inside or the PSU itself
>released something.
>
>> BTW, what kind of camera and type of lens used you have used to take
>> this pics? That's very close up work and very sharp.
>
>I used a Kodak DC210 digital camera I borrowed from work. It's an
>$800 camera so I'd hope it would take decent pictures. :-) I'm using
>it to redo most of the images on my web site. It's a great camera.
>And those images were taken at it's lower resolution.
>
>-----
>David Williams - Computer Packrat
>dlw_at_trailingedge.com
>http://www.trailingedge
>
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Received on Tue Apr 14 1998 - 08:27:38 BST