IBM 5155 analogue display fault

[Tony Duell]

> A valid point.  However, as the archivist, should you be altering the
> object's historical fabric?  Again, I don't see a problem with this, as

This is exactly my point. You _don't_ make unnecessary modifications.

> long as you fully document what you've done (and perhaps why) and keep the
> original screws with the unit (or at least properly stored and catalogued)
> so that the machine can be returned to its "original" state if/when
> needed.

Provided the screws have not been lost, the bit of paper is still 
around/readable, etc. The 'safest' place for those screws is in the 
original holes.

-tony