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Post #23 by Danamania
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateSat, 14 Feb 2009 - 21:34
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/9-iicis-and-an-lc-that-were-left-outside-in-the-rain.16593/
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Only one IIci motherboard looked decent enough to even consider testing. The others had corroded batteries and/or significant rust.
I would have tried cleaning those boards - just because they "look" bad doesn't mean they won't work. So cleaning them thoroughly and removing the rust with vinegar will not hurt. Corroded batteries can be replaced.
What wackymacs said. My first IIcx came to me via post from an eBay seller even further into rural NSW than I was at the time. It was filled with silt, had been through a flood, even leaves had come through the missing nubus slot covers and settled on the logic board. Mice had set up a nest underneath the power supply and filled the box with their droppings and corrosive pee.

A long clean later, it booted right up :) .

Dana

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