Daniele Verducci 🧉Mar 7
I've got a #philips PCD-103 like this one (photo by the Internet) that has been in storage for over a decade and now I'd like to restore it.

#retrocomputing #dos #intel8088
Show threadDaniele Verducci 🧉Mar 7
I startes taking it apart to see how's the inside.
And, #horror ! Can you see it?

#retrocomputing #dos #intel8088
Show threadDaniele Verducci 🧉Mar 7
It's #batterybombed 😱
A spicy #varta still inside!
Show threadDaniele Verducci 🧉Mar 7
A better #motherboard view before removing the battery

#retrocomputing #dos #intel8088
Show threadDaniele Verducci 🧉Mar 7
Uuuuh some interesting #bodgewire !
It reminds me of some old #Commodore...
Show threadDaniele Verducci 🧉Mar 7
I think they are from the factory. I found a photo on an auction of a board with the sane wires and components attached...
Show threadDaniele Verducci 🧉Mar 7
I removed the battery and trying to clean the PCB with alcohol vinegar

...GROSS! 🤢
Show threadMartin EA7KRC
@penguin86
That is yukky
Mar 7 at 1:41pmWeb