3DO Repair

[dendawg]

Isn't the "goo" inside electrolytic capacitors corrosive itself?

[Compute]

From Wikipedia:

"In chemistry, an electrolyte is any substance containing free ions that make the substance electrically conductive."

Sounds like it would be corrosive. If this is spilled across several traces, it may be shorting those traces together, assuming the corrosion has eaten through the coating on the trace. Trace repair typically involves arresting the corrosion, that is cleaning the area with a solution that will counteract the corrosive element. Then checking the traces for continuity, running new wires if necessary, or covering the traces with epoxy to prevent oxidation of the copper.

I'm not an EE or anything, just piecing together bits of what I know. Hopefully it's accurate. Maybe I should pick up some broken consoles and see if I can put my money where my keyboard is .