IBM 5155 analogue display fault

[Vintage Computer Festival]

On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Tony Duell wrote:

> > You previously suggested putting the correct size tool inside the box.
> > Wouldn't this also alter the historical fabric of the machine?  After all,
>
> Yes, I suppose it would. OK, if you've going to stick a tool inside the
> machine, put a label on it saying this is not an original IBM part, it's
> provided for the benefit of future repaires who are too brain-dead to buy
> Bristol Spline keys :-)

OK, what if that label gets lost?  What if the tool gets loose and shorts
out several pins or traces, doing damage to the machine the next time it
is powered up?

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Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer Festival
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