*Battery Gore Thread* NSFMacs

Most of you have already seen this, over at the 68kMLA forums. One of the SE/30s from my September 2012 Conquest.


Tadiran that decided to Maxellify itself and blow its guts out. Yes, the holder was loose, as seen in the attached potatocam image below.

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Unfortunately these are all old images that don't show the extent of the damage very well, but I have a couple.

1. Dell Latitude CS laptop from 1999. Damaged by a leaky 6-cell Varta battery (NiMH chemistry). Luckily not too far gone and it was still working at the time, although it can be finicky sometimes.
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2. IBM PC/AT 5170, damaged by a 7.2V Lithium block battery from Tadiran. Damage was a lot worse than what you can see in the photos, mainly to the metal case, but the board *may* be savable.
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Most of you have already seen this, over at the 68kMLA forums. One of the SE/30s from my September 2012 Conquest.


Tadiran that decided to Maxellify itself and blow its guts out. Yes, the holder was loose, as seen in the attached potatocam image below.

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The forbidden salsa has been released! :D
 
Here's a better photo I found of the damage to the PC/AT post-cleanup. I still need to replace a couple chips and components before I can test it, but no obvious trace damage! Look at that case rust though!
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I'm still waiting for someone to explain to me what "forbidden salsa" means. About the only thing that did for me was make me hungry for a taco. 🌮
Forbidden in the sense that it will burn all parts of you that come in contact with it. That is how I took that. Through that lense, the cap/battery barf destroy everything it comes in contact with.

and tacos are fantastic. I think we should eat tacos on at least a weekly basis As a nod to happiness … because tacos are awesome.
 
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Forbidden in the sense that it will burn all parts of you that come in contact with it. That is how I took that. Through that lense, the cap/battery barf destroy everything it comes in contact with.

and tacos are fantastic. I think we should eat tacos on at least a weekly basis As a nod to happiness … because tacos are awesome.

And spice up @JDW's tacos with @Kai Robinson's "forbidden salsa!" 🌶️🥵:)
 
The reason I mentioned being hungry for tacos is because I live in Japan, which is a country where Mexican food is rather scarce. Compounding the problem is the fact I grew up in California, where 39% of the population is hispanic, and where a Mexican food place can be spotted around every corner.
 
The reason I mentioned being hungry for tacos is because I live in Japan, which is a country where Mexican food is rather scarce. Compounding the problem is the fact I grew up in California, where 39% of the population is hispanic, and where a Mexican food place can be spotted around every corner.

 
Thanks for the link! It's a bit out of the way, and I would either need to pay for parking or take the train to get there, but it's nice to know of that place should I ever been in the area.

More recently, I found that Meat Express does a great job, mainly because they have Mexicans on staff to keep it authentic, and they also deliver to my door. That's where COVID was a blessing. Prior to going online, they sold exclusively from food trucks, well outside our area. COVID forced their business online, and they started to advertise on FaceBook, which is how I learned of them.

But despite having a handful of options here in Japan, it's still a far cry from the choices I had back in California. That's hard to beat.

Sorry for going off-topic, but talking about Mexican food does take the edge off this otherwise depression thread.



Maybe if I tag @Kay K.M.Mods, he will be kind enough to post his recent battery bombed Mac, which he beautifully repaired! It's really quite amazing.
 
Thanks for the link! It's a bit out of the way, and I would either need to pay for parking or take the train to get there, but it's nice to know of that place should I ever been in the area.

More recently, I found that Meat Express does a great job, mainly because they have Mexicans on staff to keep it authentic, and they also deliver to my door. That's where COVID was a blessing. Prior to going online, they sold exclusively from food trucks, well outside our area. COVID forced their business online, and they started to advertise on FaceBook, which is how I learned of them.

But despite having a handful of options here in Japan, it's still a far cry from the choices I had back in California. That's hard to beat.

Sorry for going off-topic, but talking about Mexican food does take the edge off this otherwise depression thread.



Maybe if I tag @Kay K.M.Mods, he will be kind enough to post his recent battery bombed Mac, which he beautifully repaired! It's really quite amazing.
See the details here.
 
ooof @ johnsn

you can see which orientation the computers were sat.
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Lucky for me. this IIci was on the side near the battery. so the damage was .. kinda in one area...
 
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